had just finished a workout when he noticed a missed call from an unfamiliar number. The San Francisco 49ers center spent the offseason in his hometown of Kingsport, Tenn., to rehab his surgically-repaired hamstring – an injury that kept Kilgore out the final three games of the 2016 season.
As he reached his truck parked at his alma mater of Dobyns-Bennett High School, he listened to the voicemail.
“Hey, Daniel, this is John Lynch. I wanted to introduce myself,” explained the 49ers general manager in the message.
Kilgore was caught off guard at first. The center hadn’t heard from Lynch in the two and a half months since he’d been hired as GM.