Marshawn Lynch at Super Bowl Media Day: ‘I’m Here So I Won’t Get Fined’

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January 27, 2015

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Lynch, running back for the Seattle Seahawks, is not here for media shenanigans. Lynch does not like giving interviews, and so far he’s been fined $100,000 for not obliging the NFL’s media requirements. Nowadays, Lynch handles interviews in his own special way, especially since rumors had it that he would be fined $500,000 if he missed another one.

#NFL source says Marshawn Lynch treated with $500K fine if he failed to be available for Media Day. "I'm just here so I don't get fined."
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdNFL) January 27, 2015

On Tuesday, during Super Bowl Media Day, he made sure reporters understood why he was there.

But Lynch doesn’t deny requests to all reporters. In a hilarious Q&A session for Skittles (yes, the candy), Lynch showed that he has quite the personality.

I don’t know about you, but I’m team #BeastMode.

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