John Lynch is a former National Football League strong safety, Kent Denver parent,  and current NFL on Fox color commentator. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.

A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Lynch earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. He also spent time with the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots before retiring as afree agent during the 2008 season. He was ranked #10 as the most feared tackler in NFL history, on the NFL Films production "Top 10 Most Feared Tacklers", for the NFL Network, a list shared with the likes of Dick Butkus, Jack Tatum, Ronnie Lott, and Jack Lambert.