John Lynch, the Hall of Fame safety whom Edwards coached as an assistant with the Buccaneers, was being offered the general manager job with the 49ers. “I said, ‘Hey man, you can do it.

Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan have traded up, and they’ve traded back. Last year, for instance, the 49ers dealt Nos. 102, 164 and 222 for No. 87 to draft Penn State safety Ji’Ayir Brown.

Lynch also noted that the team's "A-No. 1" goal was to add a top cornerback, which they did by signing Charvarius Ward to a three-year deal. Ward and the others are nice additions, of course.

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch have worked well together on the 49ers for nearly a decade, despite facing immense pressure daily. Shanahan, San Francisco’s eighth-year coach, and Lynch, the ...

John Lynch is supposed to be long gone. He should be on the “Thursday Night Football” crew, preparing for Titans – Steelers, his simple white pocket square classing up the joint.

“San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch spoke to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Here is everything he had to say.” 49ers Notes: John Lynch discusses Purdy ...

"John Lynch is one of the best football players I've ever played against," said Indianapolis/Denver quarterback Peyton Manning, himself a sure-fire first-ballot Hall-of-Famer.

Well, folks, I have some great news. We now know exactly how Lynch made it down there so quickly and it's all because of one very smart reporter (David Lombardi of the Athletic) who woke up this ...

"John was one of the greatest Buccaneers of all time and our family is so proud of his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame," said Buccaneers Owner/Co-Chairman Bryan Glazer. "He is a class ...