Marshawn Lynch
Marshawn Terrell Lynch is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. After three seasons with the Bills, Lynch was traded to the Seattle Seahawks mid-way through the 2010 season. With Seattle, he led the league in rushing touchdowns twice, made four Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos. In December 2019, Lynch came out of retirement a second time to join the Seahawks for a second stint with a contract only for the remaining week of the season and the postseason.
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Marshawn Terrell Lynch is an American football running back who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. After three seasons with the Bills, Lynch was traded to the Seattle Seahawks mid-way through the 2010 season. With Seattle, he led the league in rushing touchdowns twice, made four Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos. In December 2019, Lynch came out of retirement a second time to join the Seahawks for a second stint with a contract only for the remaining week of the season and the postseason. Lynch earned his nickname for his powerful running style and consistent ability to run over defenders and break tackles. Lynch grew up in Oakland, California, with three older siblings. He played defensive back and also played some quarterback, wide receiver, and linebacker in high school. Lynch attended the University of California, Berkeley, and played for the California Golden Bears football team. He majored in social welfare, and was nicknamed ‘Money’ in college. Lynch was voted a PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American and was also voted the San Francisco East Bay Player of the Year. In addition to football, Lynch excelled in track and field, where he competed mainly as a sprinter, but also in jumping events. He recorded a personal-best time of 10. 94 seconds in the 100-meter dash as a senior, while also posting top-leaps of 1.
94 meters in the high jump and 6. 38 meters in the long jump. In basketball, he played on the Oakland Tech’s team alongside future Cal star Leon Powe. As an athlete in the Bay Area, Lynch befriended and often played against film director and writer Ryan Coogler; who also growing up in the same part of Oakland as Lynch. In 2005, Lynch carried the ball 71 times for 628 yards with eight rushing touchdowns and 147 yards on 19 receptions and two receiving touchdowns in his freshman season. Lynch wore jersey No. 24 his freshman year but switched to No. 10, his high school number, for his sophomore season. In the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl, he had 189 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 27–3 loss to Oregon, a 27–20 loss to UCLA, and 27–40 loss to Las Vegas. In 2007, he was the primary backup to senior J. J. Arrington, who had graduated and Lynch became the starting running back. The next year, he became theStarting running back for the Cal Golden Bears. In 2008, Lynch had 147 carries for 147 yards and a rushing touchdown in the 41–3 victory over Arizona State. Almost a month later, on October 1, he started off the season strong with 24 carries for 107 rushing yards in a 41–0 victory over Sacramento State. He also threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Burl Toler in the 42–12 victory over Washington, in the 56–14 victory.
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