Merton Hanks is not shy about reaching out to his former NFL team to provide tips on college prospects he knows well.
Hanks, who played eight seasons with the 49ers (1991-98) and won a Super Bowl, is the Senior Associate Commissioner of Conference USA, which consists of 14 football-playing universities.
“We want to make sure and give our young men every opportunity to be viewed by NFL clubs,” Hanks said on The 49ers Insider Podcast. “So I tend to call my peer group around the NFL to make sure they’re paying attention to our players.
“Oh, I bug everybody, (including) the 49ers with John Lynch and Martin Mayhew, that whole staff.