In a shocking development, the San Francisco 49ers hired nine-time Pro Bowl safety John Lynch to replace recently fired Trent Baalke as the team’s general manager, according to multiple reports.
Lynch retired as a player in 2008 after 11 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including the Super Bowl XXXVII campaign, four with Denver Broncos and one with the New England Patriots. Since his retirement, Lynch has watched a whole lot of football as a color analyst for Fox NFL broadcasts.
All that said, Lynch has zero experience as an NFL executive, much less running football operations for a franchise.