49ers adamant Nick Bosa won't be traded, envision deal soon - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With the regular-season opener in Pittsburgh rapidly approaching, the San Francisco 49ers are still without star defensive end Nick Bosa because of a contract dispute.

But Niners coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch remained steadfast Wednesday that Bosa will sign a lucrative contract extension and that there's no scenario in which they would trade Bosa.

Shanahan said recently that Bosa's extension negotiations have gone about how he expected, even though Bosa has not been with the team since it opened training camp July 25. Asked if he thought it would drag on this long, Shanahan suggested this is the window he has had in his mind throughout the process.

«I thought it would come probably at this time, just looking at the history of those things,» Shanahan said. «And I'm really hoping it gets done. I know they're working tirelessly at it… but hopefully we can get him in here sooner than later.»

Speaking for the first time since trimming to the initial 53-man roster on Tuesday, Shanahan and Lynch were adamant that even though Bosa's holdout has gone on longer than they'd like, they don't see any scenario in which he'd be traded.

«No, I feel pretty strongly and I think everyone would agree with that,» Shanahan said.

Asked if there was even a percentage chance he'd consider trading Bosa, Lynch minced no words. «No,» Lynch said. «Real simple.»

Lynch added that there were no updates on Bosa's contract talks but did acknowledge there has been communication between the team and Bosa's agent, Brian Ayrault, and «that's a good thing.»

The Niners have never shied away from the idea that Bosa deserves a significant pay bump that makes him among the highest-paid defenders in NFL history. Lynch has