John Lynch's Daughter Had an Incredible Response to Him Accepting 49ers' GM Job

John Lynch's 9-year-old daughter had a hilarious response to him accepting the 49ers' general manager position.

Kelley L Cox
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Kelley L Cox

The 49ers have been bad in recent years—this much is not up for debate. Since 2013, when they went 12-4 and made the NFC Championship game, the franchise has gone a sad 15-33.

San Francisco hopes it’s a new day, with a reversal of fortunes ahead. They’re starting with a clean slate: general manager Trent Baalke and head coach Chip Kelly were fired after the team finished 2-14 in 2016.

The man tasked with turning things around is Hall of Fame safety John Lynch, a legend from his time with the Denver Broncos who had been working as an analyst for Fox. Lynch badly wanted the position, but his daughter was not exactly thrilled that he got it.

Lynch told the hilarious story to Will Brinson of CBS Sports.

“I think the toughest one—I haven’t told this yet to the media—all my kids took it really well,” Lynch said. “They were shocked but they took it really well. My 9-year-old started bawling, and she’s not that girl. She’s the one that was always happy. And she was crying, and I said, ‘What’s wrong Leah? Are you afraid? Is there some nervous anxiety about moving?’ And she said, ‘No daddy,’ and she was sobbing. And I said, ‘What’s wrong?’ And she said, ‘The 49ers are horrible.’”

Incredible. Kids are the best.

San Francisco has an exciting young leadership core with Lynch and Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan, who was hired as head coach after serving as the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator, was a highly coveted hire.

Things should look better in San Francisco next year. And if they don’t, we can count on John Lynch’s daughter to tell it like it is.

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