Former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch accumulated some hefty fines for avoiding the media during his career.
Appearing on the "I Am Athlete" podcast, the 36-year-old said the NFL fined him a total of $1.2 million for not complying with the league's media policy.
Marshawn Lynch sheds light on his famous “I’m just here so I don’t get fined” quote:
— I AM ATHLETE (@IAMATHLETEpod) February 20, 2023
“The fines started accumulating from seasons before. It got to a pretty penny. $1.2M for just not talkin’ to the media.” 🤯
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The league reportedly threatened Lynch with a $500,000 fine if he skipped Super Bowl XLIX Media Day in 2015, which led to his famous declaration, "I'm just here so I won't get fined." He repeated the phrase in response to every question but avoided league discipline.
"I'm just here so I won't get fined."
— NFL Legacy (@NFLLegacy) January 28, 2019
Four years ago, Marshawn Lynch stole the show at Super Bowl Media Day without saying much of anything. @MoneyLynch pic.twitter.com/4TxbplBiCT
