According to the team’s official website, John Lynch received a promotion to President of Football Operations along with an extension from the 49ers in September. The general manager’s new title was first reported by Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area.
Lynch is still the general manager, but his advancement might pave the way for another internal elevation. For the past two hiring cycles, assistant general manager Adam Peters has been a highly sought-after name in the GM search market. He could be on track to become GM at this point.
Of course, there’s a chance the team leaves the front office as is, but it’s worth noting Peters turned down interviews for the Titans and Cardinals GM jobs this offseason. Combining that with the Lynch promotion makes it easy to speculate that a climb up the front office ladder in San Francisco could be on deck for the assistant GM.
Peters was the vice president of player personnel from 2017-2021, and then moved up to assistant GM ahead of the 2022 offseason. He has a deeper background in player evaluation than Lynch, which makes him a logical replacement in the GM role if Lynch vacates it after receiving his new title.
For now there are no additional moves in the front office, but a bump up for Peters would make a lot of sense if the 49ers are aiming to keep him in the building long-term because there will likely be a GM job out there for him sooner than later.
