John Lynch (American football)

John Lynch

Lynch in 2019
San Francisco 49ers
Position:	President of football operations & general manager
Personal information
Born:	(1971-09-25) September 25, 1971 (age 53) Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Torrey Pines (San Diego, California)
College:	Stanford (1989–1992)
NFL draft:	1993 / round: 3 / pick: 82
Career history
As a player:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993–2003) Denver Broncos (2004–2007) New England Patriots (2008)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As an executive:
San Francisco 49ers (2017–2022) General manager San Francisco 49ers (2023–present) President of football operations/general manager
Executive profile at Pro Football Reference
Career highlights and awards
As a player Super Bowl champion (XXXVII) 2× First-Team All-Pro (1999, 2000) 2× Second-Team All-Pro (2001, 2002) 9× Pro Bowl (1997, 1999–2002, 2004–2007) Bart Starr Award (2007) Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor Denver Broncos Ring of Fame Third-team All-American (1992) First-team All-Pac-10 (1992) As an executive PFWA Executive of the Year (2019)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 1,058 Sacks: 13 Interceptions: 26 Forced fumbles: 16 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame

John Terrence Lynch Jr. (born September 25, 1971) is an American professional football executive and former safety who is the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1993 NFL draft, later winning Super Bowl XXXVII with them. Lynch also spent four seasons with the Denver Broncos before retiring in 2008 and working as a color commentator for NFL on Fox games until being named general manager of the 49ers in 2017. He made nine Pro Bowls during his career and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.