John Lynch: Adrian Colbert could make 49ers reconsider safety plans
Nov 21, 2017 at 5:00 PM
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It appears former NFL safety John Lynch might have hit on the first safety he drafted. Just ask Lynch, the 49ers rookie general manager who was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection in his 15-year career. On Tuesday, Lynch raved about rookie Adrian Colbert's performance in his first NFL start at free safety in a 31-21 win over the Giants on Nov. 12. The seventh-round pick had four tackles and displayed impressive sideline-to-sideline speed on his two pass breakups. "I know he's a rookie and I don't want him to get (a big head)," Lycnh said. "But I'm comfortable saying this because I know the type of person Adrian is: That was a really, really good football game.
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