“Then, Lynn recounted his conversation from overnight with McCaffrey’s parents.
He’d called Christian’s dad, Ed, Lynn’s old teammate with the Broncos, to tell him just how excited he was about the deal. He also wound up talking to Ed’s wife, Lisa, who in turn told Lynn just before saying goodbye that she’d see him that weekend.
“Are you gonna help him move in?” Lynn asked.
“No,” Lisa answered, “I’m coming to watch him play.”
“During the game, I joked that the McCaffrey TD pass was worth the 2023 second-round pick the 49ers traded to Carolina, the TD reception was worth the third-rounder, the TD run was worth the fourth-rounder and now McCaffrey has the entire rest of his 49ers career to show he’s worth that 2024 fifth-rounder.