He was once seen as a luxury with all the measurable upside in the world. A fifth rounder turned more than serviceable pass rusher. Aaron Lynch, respective to his depth pass rushing role with the team that drafted him in the San Francisco 49ers, was a pass rushing dynamo. With 12.5 sacks in his first two pro seasons in 2014 and 2015, the former South Florida product seemed poised to have a very productive NFL career.
Then everything fell apart once Jim Harbaugh was fired as head coach and one of the more prolific eras of 49ers history came to a close.