There’s a reason why Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch has become a cultural phenomenon while most former NFL players fade away into obscurity after they retire. The charisma that made him the most popular athlete in Seattle has earned him fans around the world.
Watch Lynch having fun on the pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Buccaneers.
There is no one else quite like the great Marshawn Lynch.
Former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch will always be one of the city’s most beloved figures, and he looked like he was having a wonderful time at this weekend’s MLB All-Star Game.
With the annual MLB best-of contest taking place in Seattle at the Mariners’ T-Mobile Park, Lynch fittingly showed up to present the Home Run Derby trophy.
He was the perfect person to hold such an honor at a Seattle sporting event, and he beamed with pride as he hoisted the trophy for all to see at the ballpark on Sunday.
However, it’s what happened after that just personified why Lynch is still one of the most hilarious people in sports.
As he left the field, Seattle radio host Lydia Cruz caught Lynch grabbing some home run baseballs, signing some for some young fans, snagging some free T-Mobile swag (a pillow and towel to be exact) and hitting the road.
Like, c’mon, what a hero.
Marshawn Lynch stuffed his pockets full of HR Derby baseballs, signed some for kids, grabbed a T-Mobile pillow, a towel, and peaced out I love this human pic.twitter.com/i2lVOImD46
Seattle is the home of the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star game. Last night was the home run derby at T-Mobile park. While Shohei Ohtani and Julio Rodriguez got plenty of attention, the biggest star in this town is still Seahawks great Marshawn Lynch.
Watch the crowd cheer Beast Mode as he brought out the derby trophy.
Every great Seahawks team has been defined by an elite ground attack
Here at Seahawks Wire, we are continuing our latest on-going summer series: Seahawks Mt. Rushmore, where we will look at the top four players at each major position in franchise history.
Last week we naturally started with quarterbacks. Now, we’re on to what Seattle is arguably best known for when it comes to offense: running backs. Every great Seahawks team has been defined by an elite ground attack, led by some of the best backs to ever play.
Interestingly, while he appeared last week on the quarterbacks list, Russell Wilson is actually No. 5 all time in franchise rushing yards at 4,689.
After being drafted at No. 4 overall, Anthony Richardson is the new hopeful face of the franchise for the Indianapolis Colts. And with an underrated talented offensive group that features Michael Pittman Jr., Jonathan Taylor, and Alec Pierce, Richardson seems to be in a great position to make a lot of noise as a rookie.
He’s even already answering questions like a comfortable and seasoned veteran.
After the Colts wrapped up a minicamp practice on Wednesday, a reporter asked Richardson about how he’s acclimating to the NFL process. Rather than give a cookie-cutter answer, the young quarterback channeled an infamous (but hilarious) Marshawn Lynch press conference moment from when the signal caller was… 12 years old.
Of course, Richardson still couldn’t keep a straight face through the bit.
I wouldn’t necessarily expect a rookie to look so comfortable in his new digs. I’d imagine there will be some measure of struggles for a player many scouts considered a bit “raw.” But watch clips like this, where Richardson conducts himself with ease, and you can easily imagine a future where he’s humbling NFL defenders week in and week out from the jump.
Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson has some jokes.
In his press conference with the media Tuesday at the team’s first mandatory minicamp practice session, Richardson channeled his inner Marshawn Lynch when he was asked the first question.
“I’m just here so I won’t get fined (laughter). I’m just kidding. I told my mom I was going to do that,” Richardson said to a room of laughter.
The actual answer to the question of what his impression of the NFL life is like was much more real.
“It’s been everything I dreamed of. It’s a lot of work and when I say a lot of work, I mean a lot of work,” Richardson said Tuesday. “Just being in here with the vets, watching them work and trying to find my own routine within everything and just grind day in and day out. Everything I’ve dreamed of but it’s definitely a lot.”
The rookie quarterback had some bright moments during his first minicamp practice in the NFL. He also showed that there is still a long road of development ahead as he adjusts to this new life.
Richardson split first-team reps with Gardner Minshew during the first practice Tuesday while also seeing some additional reps with the second unit.
Richardson had a 60-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vyncint Smith but then threw an interception across the middle to linebacker E.J. Speed.
Now, as far as the passing game on Tuesday, it was bad. Honestly, it looked like last year’s passing offense. Gardner Minshew went 0-for-4, with drops from Malik Turner and Ashton Dulin. Anthony Richardson was 2-of-8 on the day. It was an ugly day of work for the passing offense, easily the most that aspect has struggled in the spring. You had issues in timing, creating separation, drops and some errant throws, too.
Richardson’s ceiling won’t be reached over night so it’s important to proceed with caution when it comes to the high hopes entering the season. However, it’s nice to see the flashes are still coming through.
Getting Richardson reps is what it’s all about, and it seems the Colts are not afraid to throw him in with the first-team offense.
With two more minicamp practices before breaking for summer, we’ll see how much work Richardson gets leading into training camp.
Seattle Seahawks legends Richard Sherman and Marshawn Lynch are starring in Fox’s new show “Stars on Mars.”
Seattle Seahawks legends Richard Sherman and Marshawn Lynch are starring in Fox’s new show “Stars on Mars.” Sherman shared a clip from one of the episodes on his Twitter account yesterday. Watch.
FanDuel asked if Wilson is the greatest in franchise history and Seahawks fans stormed the replies in force.
If the Seahawks were to have a Mount Rushmore of their greatest players of all time, fans would universally agree on at least two members. That would be wide receiver Steve Largent and left tackle Walter Jones, who are both in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. After those two, the consensus completely falls apart for the other franchise GOAT spots, though.
Seattle only has one former league MVP, running back Shaun Alexander. However, he’s not even the most popular Seahawks running back of all time. That would be Marshawn Lynch, who was the beating heart of the team when it was at its absolute best from 2012-2015.
Some great defenders have also come through over the years, including a few Defensive Player of the Year winners in Kenny Easley and Cortez Kennedy. There’s also several potential future Hall of Famers that played for the Legion of Boom, including Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor, Earl Thomas and Bobby Wagner.
The Seahawks have also had a couple of very good/great quarterbacks in Matt Hasselbeck and Russell Wilson, both deserving of recognition but not in the same league as Largent or Jones.
Over the weekend, FanDuel asked if Wilson is the greatest in franchise history and Seahawks fans stormed the replies in force. Judging by the replies, Wilson is never going to go down as the greatest in Seattle history.
Lynch was joined by Seattle royalty for opening day
It is an exciting time for Seattle sports fans. The Seahawks are making waves, the Kraken are firmly in the playoff picture, and of course… the Mariners are officially back. Following their first playoff appearance in 21 years, the Mariners are entering rare territory: a team with buzz and legitimate expectations.
The Emerald City has Mariners fever right now, and on Thursday night, the ballclub rolled out the T-Mobile pink carpet for some serious star power to treat the Seattle faithful on opening night.
To throw out the ceremonial first pitch, the Mariners had former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, but he wasn’t alone. Joining him was Gary Payton, Kasey Keller, Jewell Lloyd, and of course… the kid himself, Ken Griffey Jr.
Kasey Keller, Jewell Loyd, Gary Payton, Marshawn Lynch and Ken Griffey Jr., throw out the ceremonial first pitches of the season…
Of course, in typical Lynch fashion, nothing is ever “by the books” with him. His pitch went a little wild, but fortunately All Star first baseman Ty France was there to take care of it.
France was there to bail out Lynch, and the Mariners themselves, as his three-run home run in the 8th was the difference in the game. Seattle won 3-0 and started the season off on the right foot.
Marshawn Lynch is still surprised by the decision to not hand him the ball at the goal line in Super Bowl XLIX.
Former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch still has nightmares about Malcolm Butler’s interception at the goal line that gave the New England Patriots a 28-24 victory over the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.
The interception occurred at the goal line on a play where many thought Lynch would get the football. Seattle was driving down the field towards the end of the fourth quarter on a drive that took seven plays and accumulated 79 yards. Lynch had run the football for four yards to the New England one-yard line on the previous play.
What followed was the biggest play of Butler’s career, and it gave New England their fourth Super Bowl title. Lynch appeared on the I AM ATHLETE podcast and described his feelings on the play.
“So when it comes to the play call, and that was the type of situation. Yeah, I’m hot as (expletive). I’m boiling,” Lynch said. “And the only thing I can do was think, ‘I need to get in his face, for I’m about to laugh at (him) so hard.’ Because I know for a fact, like, if we run that ball four times and we don’t score, everybody on our team, from the front office to the (expletive) janitors will say, ‘Well, (expletive). Yup, well, we deserve to lose that (expletive).’
“So then what happened is you in that mindset of (expletive) should have gave me the ball, should have gave me the ball—this, that and the third. But what it let me do was it really got me the opportunity to see how people really felt about me. So when I walk in that building after that (expletive) and …(expletives) was hot. That was a level of respect for me.”
A Super Bowl win over the Seahawks would set the stage for another string of Patriots titles.
One has to wonder how things might have looked if Seattle ran the football on that play. It’s something that Lynch apparently still thinks about, and it does make you wonder what the trajectory of the league would have looked like had Seattle scored a touchdown and won the game.
