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JOHN LYNCH

Lynch, John Terrence, Jr.
Height: 6-2 Weight: 219
Born: September 25, 1971 Hinsdale, IL
High School: Torrey Pines (San Diego, CA)

Year	College	Status
1989	Stanford	Played
1990	Stanford	Lettered
1991	Stanford	Lettered
1992	Stanford	Lettered

Draft: 3rd round (82nd overall) 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Relatives: Son of John Lynch

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL	47	SS	15	4
1994 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1994 TB NFL	47	S	16	0
1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1995 TB NFL	47	SS	9	6
1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1996 TB NFL	47	SS	16	14
1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1997 TB NFL	47	SS	16	16
1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1998 TB NFL	47	SS	15	15
1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1999 TB NFL	47	SS	16	16
2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2000 TB NFL	47	SS	16	16
2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2001 TB NFL	47	SS	16	16
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2002 TB NFL	47	SS	15	15
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	47	SS	14	14
2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL	47	FS	15	15
2005 Denver Broncos (NFL)2005 DEN NFL	47	FS	16	16
2006 Denver Broncos (NFL)2006 DEN NFL	47	FS	16	16
2007 Denver Broncos (NFL)2007 DEN NFL	47	FS	13	12
15 Years (NFL)15 Years NFL			224	191

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	4/25/1993	1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL
Signed	6/1/1993	1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL
Injured Reserve	12/12/1995	1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1995 TB NFL
Free Agent	2/16/1996	1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1995 TB NFL
Released	7/13/1996	1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1996 TB NFL
Released	3/16/2004	2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL
Signed	3/22/2004	2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL
Released	8/1/2008	2007 Denver Broncos (NFL)2007 DEN NFL
Signed	8/15/2008	2008 New England Patriots (NFL)2008 NE NFL
Released	8/31/2008	2008 New England Patriots (NFL)2008 NE NFL

AWARDS
1999 Associated Press All-NFL
1999 The Sporting News All-NFL
1999 The Sporting News All-NFL
1999 Pro Bowl All-NFC
1999 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC
2000 Associated Press All-NFL
2000 The Sporting News All-NFL
2000 The Sporting News All-NFL
2000 Pro Bowl All-NFC
2000 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC
2001 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC
2002 Pro Bowl All-NFC
2004 Pro Bowl All-AFC
2021 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
2021 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1996 TB NFL	1	40	40.0	40	0	1	1	1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	40	40.0	40	0	1	1	1	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1995 TB NFL	3	3	1.0	3	0
1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1996 TB NFL	3	26	8.7	25	0
1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1997 TB NFL	2	28	14.0	28	0
1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1998 TB NFL	2	29	14.5	17	0
1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1999 TB NFL	2	32	16.0	28	0
2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2000 TB NFL	3	43	14.3	36	0
2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2001 TB NFL	3	21	7.0	15	0
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2002 TB NFL	3	0	0.0	0	0
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	2	18	9.0	18	0
2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL	1	2	2.0	2	0
2005 Denver Broncos (NFL)2005 DEN NFL	2	2	1.0	1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	26	204	7.8	36	0

KICKOFFS	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	OB	RET	RETY	TD	OSA	OSR
2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2001 TB NFL	2	90	45.0	0	0	2	29	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	90	45.0	0	0	2	29	0	0	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1996 TB NFL	1.0
1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1998 TB NFL	2.0	26.0
1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1999 TB NFL	0.5	1.0
2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2000 TB NFL	1.0	3.0
2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2001 TB NFL	1.0	0.0
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	0.5	5.0
2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL	2.0	17.0
2005 Denver Broncos (NFL)2005 DEN NFL	4.0	41.0
2007 Denver Broncos (NFL)2007 DEN NFL	1.0	11.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	13.0	78.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1996 TB NFL	1		0	1	1	0	0
1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1997 TB NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1998 TB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2000 TB NFL	0	0	0	2	2	8	0
2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2001 TB NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
2006 Denver Broncos (NFL)2006 DEN NFL	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	0	1	8	9	15	0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1999 TB NFL	117	117	0	0	0	5	2	9	0
2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2000 TB NFL	85	85	0	0	1	5	0	8	0
2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2001 TB NFL	88	87	1	0	0	3	1	8	0
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2002 TB NFL	64	64	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	72	72	0	0		2	0	8	0
2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL	66	65	1	0		3	3	10	0
2005 Denver Broncos (NFL)2005 DEN NFL	62	62	0	0		2	4	8	0
2006 Denver Broncos (NFL)2006 DEN NFL	84	84	0	0	2	3	2	5	0
2007 Denver Broncos (NFL)2007 DEN NFL	59	59	0	0	2	1	0	3	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	697	695	2	0	5	28	12	68	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2000 TB NFL	2	0	2	20	0	2	0
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2002 TB NFL	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	3	1	2	20	0	1	0
2004 Denver Broncos (NFL)2004 DEN NFL	5	2	3	39	0	3	0
2005 Denver Broncos (NFL)2005 DEN NFL	3	1	2	20	0	1	0
2007 Denver Broncos (NFL)2007 DEN NFL	2	0	2	30	0	2	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	17	5	12	129	0	10	0

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