John Lynch might have answered questions posed by Paraag Marathe during the interview process, but the 49ers general manager has made it clear he wouldn’t be answering to the executive in his new role.
“I report to Jed York,” Lynch said Monday.
Today, during a 25-minute interview on KNBR, Lynch was again asked about the role Marathe will play in the front office.
Marathe has spent 16 years with the 49ers and is thought to have considerable influence. His reassignment in 2015 from president to his current title (chief strategy officer and executive vice president of football operations) was viewed as a demotion, but his presence during head-coach and general-manager interviews suggested he remained near the top of the power structure.