John Lynch (American football)

Tackles	1,058
Sacks	13
Interceptions	26
Forced fumbles	16
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Lynch
	Lynch in 2019
San Francisco 49ers
Title	President of football operations & general manager
Personal information
Born	September 25, 1971; Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Position	Safety (No. 47)
High school	Torrey Pines (San Diego, California)
College	Stanford (1989–1992)
NFL draft	1993: 3rd round, 82nd overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993–2003); Denver Broncos (2004–2007); New England Patriots (2008)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Operations
	San Francisco 49ers (2017–2022); General manager; San Francisco 49ers (2023–present); President of football operations/general manager;
Awards and highlights
	Playing 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); Operations PFWA Executive of the Year (2019);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles
Tackles	1,058
Sacks	13
Interceptions	26
Forced fumbles	16
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Executive profile 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.