Notorious for his dislike of talking to reporters, Lynch hasn’t commented on his tweet.
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Per ESPN Stats & Info, Lynch’s six postseason games with at least 100 yards rushing are third behind only Terrell Davis and Emmitt Smith, who each had seven.
Lynch began his career at the Buffalo Bills back in 2007, before switching to the Seahawks in 2010.
This was the clincher: a 67-yard touchdown run that involved too many broken tackles to count and one vicious stiff arm.
But a 135-yard performance in a game at Dallas on November 6, 2011 is often regarded as a turning point for the Seahawks in the Pete Carroll era, as the offense shifted to more of a ground-based attack with Lynch as its leader.
As it now stands, Lynch racked up 9,112 yards rushing and 74 touchdowns on the ground, along with 1,979 yards on 252 receptions and nine more scores.
“It was just a year ago that Lynch was drawing raves as the best running back in football after leading the league in rushing touchdowns for two consecutive seasons”. He signed a four-year $30 million extension with the team prior to the season on 2012; additionally, Lynch just completed the first year of his two-year $24 million contract.
Allen wasn’t the only one to reach out to Lynch after his announcement, as multiple players left messages for the future Hall of Famer, including quarterback Russell Wilson who wrote, “Honor playing with one of the best running backs all time!” The violence and power with which he ran was Lynch’s platform.
The colorful Lynch is extremely popular and has appeared on “The League” and “Conan”, so his next move should be interesting. Lynch returned for the NFC divisional playoff game at Carolina but was mostly a non-factor with the Seahawks falling behind 14-0 in the opening moments of the loss. “There are 120 million people watching the Super Bowl and amid it all, he just posts a photo, an emoji and that’s it”. He was a key member of the Super Bowl XLVIII winning Seahawks team in 2014.
One year after he should have been given the ball on the one-yard line, it looks like it’s all but certain Marshawn Lynch will walk away from the NFL.
What can you say about the frugality of Marshawn Lynch? Still, many around the team considered 2015 as likely his final season.
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“Marshawn Lynch didn’t care for the NFL’s biggest show”.
