If you’ve seen clips of Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch then you know why he’s a media draw. His inherent distaste for media has led to him playing the silent role during most press opportunities. And those are the ones he shows up for.
Lynch has been adamant that his job is to play football, not talk to the press.
With everything that Roger Goodell has on his hands, biggest smallest problem is Beast Mode. In an attempt to put him in his place, the league has taken aim on Marshawn and they got all their guns pointed t him now,
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the NFL has dropped a $20,000 fine on Lynch for busting out his “hold my dick” celebration. That move previously earned him an $11,050 fine—during last week’s NFC Championship Game.
He is also expected to be fined for not speaking to the media after that game, and, according to Schefty, the league is preparing to hit him with massive fines if he doesn’t speak to the media during next week’s run up to the Super Bowl:
The NFL is considering fining Lynch “significantly more” than the $50,000 it has fined him in each of the past two seasons for not speaking to the media, something Lynch declined to do post-game again Sunday, per an NFL official.
Now, this is another issue that threatens to hang over the Super Bowl week with Lynch being required to speak to the media Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
An NFL official said there would be increasing fines for each session Lynch missed, with each fine being more than the two $50,000 fines already imposed and the upcoming one that soon is expected to be handed down.
That’s a lot of bread, even for someone who’s expected to get a big payday from some team in the off-season.
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