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49ers GM Lynch says he’ll attack new role like Elway

Jan 30, 2017 at 6:00 PM--


49ers GM Lynch says he'll attack new role like Elway [...] the 49ers' just-hired general manager has spent the past 23 years in the NFL flourishing as a player and broadcaster, but he's never worked in management. During the course of a 25-minute introductory conference call Monday, the neophyte general manager might have swayed some of his skeptics as he detailed his history of overcoming odds and his relationship with one of his closest friends, Broncos general manager John Elway. The Broncos have a 67-29 record and Super Bowl title since Elway took over in 2011 despite having no NFL front-office experience. Lynch spent much of the 2013 offseason with Elway, a fellow Stanford grad who invited him to the combine and into Denver's draft room.
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