General manager John Lynch on Wednesday acknowledged the 49ers must have a contingency plan in place should inside linebacker Reuben Foster, who was arrested twice in two months, be forced to sit out games -- or worse -- this season.
“That would be something that we have to take into account, whether it be in free agency or not, whether it be re-signing our own guys or whether it be in the draft,” Lynch said during a lunch with reporters. "That's certainly something we're aware of and are taking into account."
It was the first time Lynch or anyone with the 49ers spoke extensively about Foster since he was arrested on Feb.