Former NFL star and Hall of Fame candidate John Lynch will be leaving Fox Sports and is now headed to the San Francisco 49ers front office as general manager.
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Lynch certainly brings his pro-level playing experience to the table and, for the Niners, hiring him in tandem with likely head coach Kyle Shanahan is a clear step in a different direction for this scuffling franchise.
But Lynch, who has never been an NFL executive at any level, also has zero experience in assembling a pro-football roster. And San Francisco’s roster is in dire shape.