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Brandon Aiyuk did not have a particularly positive start to the 2024 season.

The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver had problems in his team’s 32-19 win over the New York Jets on Monday Night FootballHe caught two passes for 28 yards on five attempts.

The 49ers led 13-7 and tried to score a touchdown just before halftime. Brock Purdy threw a pass to Aiyuk in the corner of the end zone. The ball hit the 26-year-old's hands, but he couldn't catch it and San Francisco settled for a field goal.

Aiyuk dropped two passes in the first half after dropping just two passes his entire 2023 season.

Fans were disappointed with his performance after he signed a generous four-year, $120 million contract extension on August 29.

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport

Brandon Aiyuk dropped a touchdown that would have been a touchdown 😬
He has 14 YDS at halftime pic.twitter.com/r2AILXAIS1

Matt Miller @Subscribe

That's two drops tonight. A bit rusty

Will Brinson @WillBrinson

Get paid and make the catches you're supposed to. It's that simple.

nicky one @einess_nicky

Does Aiyuk get all the money to score touchdowns?

Bonta Hills @BontaHill

Man, Purdy threw an incredible pass to Aiyuk. Absolutely spot on.
Whether he makes $500,000 or $30 million, Aiyuk needs to know.

David Lombardi @LombardiHe himself

The 49ers have to hope that Brandon Aiyuk gets back into shape, because he's clearly not at his best right now. As evidenced by what we've seen so far tonight, they have the firepower to replace him in this situation.

Juice TD Tracker (0) @sabrina_s

Brandon Aiyuk threw the two best passes of Purdy's career.

Aiyuk waited throughout San Francisco's training camp for a new contract, leaving him less time to coordinate with Purdy before the team's season opener.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters earlier this week that the wide receiver would likely see a slightly lower number of snaps against the Jets as his contract extension situation was recently resolved (via ESPN's Nick Waggoner).

Aiyuk will look to find some consistency in San Francisco's game against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2.