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John Lynch (American football)

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John Lynch (American football)

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.

Infobox

Title
President of football operations & general manager
Born
(1971-09-25) September 25, 1971 (age 54)Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
220 lb (100 kg)
High school
Torrey Pines (San Diego, California)
College
Stanford (1989–1992)
NFL draft
1993: 3rd round, 82nd overall pick
Position
Safety, No. 47
Tackles
1,058
Sacks
13
Interceptions
26
Forced fumbles
16

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Football career › Pre-draft
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mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in(1.86 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in(1.86 m)
Weight
219 lb(99 kg)
Arm length
31+3⁄4 in(0.81 m)
Hand span
9+1⁄8 in(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
mw- .mw- 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in(1.86 m)
219 lb(99 kg)
31+3⁄4 in(0.81 m)
9+1⁄8 in(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
Bold
Bold
Legend
Bold
Legend
Career high
Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold
Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
FF
Tackles
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
Fumbles
Int
Fumbles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
TB
Games
15
Games
4
Tackles
10
Tackles
9
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
1994
1994
Year
1994
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
0
Tackles
16
Tackles
11
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
1995
1995
Year
1995
Team
TB
Games
9
Games
6
Tackles
38
Tackles
27
Tackles
11
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
1.0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
14
Tackles
100
Tackles
71
Tackles
29
Tackles
1.0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
26
Interceptions
8.7
Interceptions
25
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
109
Tackles
74
Tackles
35
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
14.0
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
TB
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
85
Tackles
50
Tackles
35
Tackles
2.0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
29
Interceptions
14.5
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
117
Tackles
81
Tackles
36
Tackles
0.5
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
32
Interceptions
16.0
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
9
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
85
Tackles
56
Tackles
29
Tackles
1.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
43
Interceptions
14.3
Interceptions
36
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
8
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
87
Tackles
62
Tackles
25
Tackles
1.0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
21
Interceptions
7.0
Interceptions
15
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
8
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
TB
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
64
Tackles
41
Tackles
23
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
9
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
TB
Games
14
Games
14
Tackles
72
Tackles
50
Tackles
22
Tackles
0.5
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
18
Interceptions
9.0
Interceptions
18
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
8
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
DEN
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
64
Tackles
47
Tackles
17
Tackles
2.0
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
2.0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
10
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
DEN
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
61
Tackles
44
Tackles
17
Tackles
4.0
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
1.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
8
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
DEN
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
84
Tackles
59
Tackles
25
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
5
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
DEN
Games
13
Games
12
Tackles
59
Tackles
46
Tackles
13
Tackles
1.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
224
Games
191
Games
1,051
Tackles
728
Tackles
323
Tackles
13.0
Tackles
15
Fumbles
8
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
26
Interceptions
204
Interceptions
7.8
Interceptions
36
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
68
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF
FR
Yds
TD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
1993
TB
15
4
10
9
1
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1994
TB
16
0
16
11
5
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1995
TB
9
6
38
27
11
0.0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1.0
3
0
0
1996
TB
16
14
100
71
29
1.0
2
1
0
0
3
26
8.7
25
0
0
1997
TB
16
16
109
74
35
0.0
0
2
0
0
2
28
14.0
28
0
0
1998
TB
15
15
85
50
35
2.0
1
1
0
0
2
29
14.5
17
0
0
1999
TB
16
16
117
81
36
0.5
1
0
0
0
2
32
16.0
28
0
9
2000
TB
16
16
85
56
29
1.0
0
2
0
0
3
43
14.3
36
0
8
2001
TB
16
16
87
62
25
1.0
1
1
0
0
3
21
7.0
15
0
8
2002
TB
15
15
64
41
23
0.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.0
0
0
9
2003
TB
14
14
72
50
22
0.5
0
0
0
0
2
18
9.0
18
0
8
2004
DEN
15
15
64
47
17
2.0
3
0
0
0
1
2
2.0
2
0
10
2005
DEN
16
16
61
44
17
4.0
4
0
0
0
2
2
1.0
1
0
8
2006
DEN
16
16
84
59
25
0.0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
5
2007
DEN
13
12
59
46
13
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
3
Career
224
191
1,051
728
323
13.0
15
8
0
0
26
204
7.8
36
0
68
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
FF
Tackles
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
Fumbles
Int
Fumbles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
TB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
11
Tackles
9
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
TB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
11
Tackles
9
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
TB
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
9
Tackles
4
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
TB
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
5
Tackles
3
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
TB
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
15
Tackles
15
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
DEN
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
3
Tackles
1
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
DEN
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
11
Tackles
9
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
5.0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
12
Games
12
Games
63
Tackles
48
Tackles
15
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
2
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
2.5
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
9
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF
FR
Yds
TD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
1997
TB
2
2
11
9
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1999
TB
2
2
11
9
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
3
2000
TB
1
1
9
4
5
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
2001
TB
1
1
5
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2002
TB
3
3
15
15
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
2004
DEN
1
1
3
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
2005
DEN
2
2
11
9
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
5
5.0
5
0
2
Career
12
12
63
48
15
0.0
0
0
0
0
2
5
2.5
5
0
9

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