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John Lynch: 'Of Course' 49ers Debated Pursuing Tom Brady in Free Agency

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San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch confirmed that the reigning NFC champions considered going after Tom Brady this offseason.

Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show, Lynch acknowledged the 49ers had internal discussions about going after the six-time Super Bowl champion:

"When you're talking about one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time with Tom Brady, of course you're going to have some internal discussion. And then you hear rumors that hey, he'd like to come home, that kind of thing.

"So of course Kyle and I have discussions.