In late May, the Chargers signed Corey Lynch to provide depth and experience in the defensive secondary and on special teams. Lynch came over as an unrestricted free agent from Tampa Bay, where he spent the 2009-11 seasons. In his last season with the Buccaneers, Lynch tallied 20 tackles, an interception and four passes defensed. He also tied for second on the team with seven special teams tackles. Lynch came to the NFL from Division I-AA Appalachian State where he helped lead the Mountaineers to three straight national titles. A three-time All-American, Lynch was perhaps best known as a collegian for blocking a potential game-winning field goal in a 2007 34-32 win at national Division I-A powerhouse Michigan. It was one of six kicks he blocked during his college career.Lynch’s NFL career began in 2008 when the Cincinnati Bengals drafted him in the sixth round. He spent the 2008 and early part of the 2009 seasons in Cincinnati. In June 2009, Lynch was driving on an interstate in neighboring Kentucky when he witnessed a van drive off the road and plummet nearly 300 feet down an embankment. Lynch quickly pulled over and raced down the embankment where he found four people injured in the van. The most seriously injured was a woman named Cynthia Brennan, whose neck was smashed and pinned against a seat from the force of the accident. Lynch helped free Brennan until emergency personnel responded and his actions were largely credited for helping save her life. Later that year, a healthy and recovered Brennan visited Lynch at a Bengals practice. Lynch’s wife, Cissie Graham Lynch, is the granddaughter of evangelist Billy Graham. His brother, Colton, is a junior defensive back at Harvard.
In late May, the Chargers signed Corey Lynch to provide depth and experience in the defensive secondary and on special teams. Lynch came over as an unrestricted free agent from Tampa Bay, where he spent the 2009-11 seasons. In his last season with the Buccaneers, Lynch tallied 20 tackles, an interception and four passes defensed. He also tied for second on the team with seven special teams tackles. Lynch came to the NFL from Division I-AA Appalachian State where he helped lead the Mountaineers to three straight national titles. A three-time All-American, Lynch was perhaps best known as a collegian for blocking a potential game-winning field goal in a 2007 34-32 win at national Division I-A powerhouse Michigan. It was one of six kicks he blocked during his college career.Lynch’s NFL career began in 2008 when the Cincinnati Bengals drafted him in the sixth round. He spent the 2008 and early part of the 2009 seasons in Cincinnati. In June 2009, Lynch was driving on an interstate in neighboring Kentucky when he witnessed a van drive off the road and plummet nearly 300 feet down an embankment. Lynch quickly pulled over and raced down the embankment where he found four people injured in the van. The most seriously injured was a woman named Cynthia Brennan, whose neck was smashed and pinned against a seat from the force of the accident. Lynch helped free Brennan until emergency personnel responded and his actions were largely credited for helping save her life. Later that year, a healthy and recovered Brennan visited Lynch at a Bengals practice. Lynch’s wife, Cissie Graham Lynch, is the granddaughter of evangelist Billy Graham. His brother, Colton, is a junior defensive back at Harvard.
