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49ers in Five: When did John Lynch turn down Amazon?

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In February, at the Scouting Combine, John Lynch explained why he turned down the chance to return to the broadcast booth. He explained when he came to that decision at the Dwight Clark Legacy Series over the weekend.

“After we lost the NFC Championship Game, Kyle asked me to address the team and that’s when the clarity really came to me. I wasn’t gonna address it until after the season. But I looked myself and I said, ‘How do I sit up here and address these guys and talk about having the fortitude to fight through the pain of losing a game like this and then turn around and bolt on them?