The San Francisco 49ers resolved an offseason by announcing extensions for general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan before the season.
Both renewals were multi-year extensions, but details about each contract were not immediately released.
Now, NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maoicco reports an additional change to the extensions, sharing that Lynch has been promoted with an extension, adding the title of president of football operations kicks into his current responsibilities.
Lynch will continue in his role as general manager, while also overseeing the team’s human resources department during the promotion process.
Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan originally joined the 49ers in 2017 and have now gone through two different extensions with the team, keeping them with the organization at least through the 2026 season.
During Lynch’s tenure with the 49ers, San Francisco saw several successful employees leave, as former executives Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, Ran Carthon and Martin Mayhew all got general manager jobs directors in other organizations.
Additionally, the 49ers still have popular general manager Adam Peters, their current assistant general manager, who has interviewed general managers before.
