49ers John Lynch on DT Earl Mitchell: ‘He represents everything we want to be’

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Author: Cam Inman / Source: The Mercury News

Miami Dolphins defensive tackles C.J. Mosley (94), Earl Mitchell (90) and A.J. Francis (96) look up during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Bills defeated the Dolphins 41-14. With high hopes and a favorable early schedule, the Dolphins expected to get off to a fast start. Instead they're last in the AFC East, and coach Joe Philbin's job security has never looked shakier.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Free agent defensive tackle Earl Mitchell (90) signed his four-year contract with the 49ers on Saturday.

John Lynch’s first significant free-agent acquisition as 49ers general manager comes in what he believes is the emblematic form of Earl Mitchell, an eighth-year defensive tackle.

“As soon as Earl hit the open market, he became a priority for us to sign,” Lynch said in a statement Saturday. “A man of high…

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