Seahawks GM learned from 49ers’ John Lynch years ago
John Schneider has been the Seahawks general manager since 2010 and has spent 20 seasons in an NFL front office.
Today at the NFL combine, Schneider said he mined Lynch for information about the safety position in 2012.
Lynch, a former NFL safety, made nine Pro Bowls in his 15-year career and is a four-time Hall of Fame finalist.
“I was able to sit down with him and write down a ton of notes - pick his brain about the safety position,” Schneider said.
The safety position is one the harder positions in college football to evaluate.
Despite their connection, Schneider had no inkling Lynch would join an NFL front office.
Asked about 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, Schneider referenced Seattle’s 36-22 playoff loss to Atlanta in January.
Shanahan was the Falcons offensive coordinator.