SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers made a surprise hire to fill their general manager void Sunday, hiring former NFL safety and Fox television analyst John Lynch to replace Trent Baalke.

Lynch comes into the job with no front-office experience, having gone straight from the playing field to the broadcast booth. But after a lengthy search that included interviews with nine other publicly identified candidates, team CEO Jed York settled on Lynch.

ESPN first reported the deal, saying Lynch had gotten a six-year contract.

After playing for former Niners coach Bill Walsh in college at Stanford, Lynch went on to have a stellar 15-year career with Tampa Bay and Denver that included three All-Pro selections and one Super Bowl title with the Buccaneers. He’s a finalist this year for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Since retiring in 2008, Lynch has been an analyst at Fox.

Now he will be tasked to rebuild a once-proud franchise that has fallen from NFC champions in 2012 to a 2-14 record this past season that matched the worst in franchise history. That led to the firing of Baalke and coach Chip Kelly as York set to overhaul the operation after the struggles the past few years.

COLTS: Indianapolis hired Chris Ballard as its general manager.

Ballard was chosen a little more than a week after team owner Jim Irsay fired Ryan Grigson and after six candidates interviewed for the job. He takes over a team that has missed the playoffs each of the past two seasons after going 8-8.

But he also can build around franchise quarterback, Andrew Luck.

Previously, Ballard was served as the Kansas City Chiefs’ director of football operations. He was hired by Kansas City in 2013 as the of player personnel.

BENGALS: Cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is trying to prove to the people who will determine his future that he’s making up for his latest mistakes in a career marked by legal troubles.

His team, the NFL and a county prosecutor all have decisions to make about how to discipline Jones, who is getting treatment for alcohol and anger issues as he stands accused of scuffling with a security guard and police and spitting on a jail nurse. Authorities say the confrontation started when Jones started pounding on doors at a hotel near the Bengals’ stadium.

One factor to consider is Cincinnati police video released this week that shows Jones swearing at police after his Jan. 3 arrest on charges including assault, disorderly conduct and obstructing official business. The video prompted apologies from the Bengals and Jones, whose attorney Timothy Schneider said the 2014 All-Pro kick returner was getting professional care.

“These are difficult situations,” Schneider said, declining to discuss details of Jones’ care.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters earlier this month raised some eyebrows by saying he wanted to know how the NFL plans to discipline Jones before deciding what to do.

Deters has said showing remorse and getting help could affect his decision.

“If he gets suspended for four games, he loses $2 million,” Deters told The Cincinnati Enquirer earlier this month. “We have drunken idiots every night that don’t get fined $2 million.”

Deters is also waiting for information on Jones’ treatment efforts, Deters’ spokeswoman Julie Wilson said Thursday.

JETS: New York reportedly plans to hire New Orleans Saints wide receivers coach John Morton for the position and a deal is expected to be finalized “soon,” according to ESPN.