It’s an incredible honor to be a @ProFootballHOF finalist. I want to congratulate all of those that have been selected to this year’s class. I believe my time will come…..in God’s time. #Faithful – Let’s go win a Super Bowl!
— John Lynch (@JohnLynch49ers) February 1, 2020
Broncos safety Steve Atwater is part of this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class but fellow safety John Lynch will have to wait at least one more year to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio.
Lynch is one of just seven players in NFL history who made at least four Pro Bowls with two different teams (Buccaneers and Denver). He made the league’s All-Star Game in each of the four seasons he played with the Broncos.
During his 15-year career, Lynch totaled more than 1,000 tackles, 13 sacks, 26 interceptions and 10 forced fumbles. One of the hardest-hitting safeties of his era, Lynch now serves as the 49ers’ general manager.
Lynch was named the 2019 PFWA Executive of the Year after San Francisco advanced to Super Bowl LIV. Lynch’s 49ers will take on the Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon.
A Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowler, Lynch is hoping to one day join the eight ex-Broncos already in Canton: Atwater, quarterback John Elway, running back Floyd Little, tight end Shannon Sharpe, offensive lineman Gary Zimmerman, running back Terrell Davis, cornerback Champ Bailey and late club owner Pat Bowlen.
Former defensive backs Willie Brown and Brian Dawkins are also in the Hall of Fame but they are best-known for their careers outside of Denver.
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