Marshawn Lynch stiff arms player to protect his camera during Seahawks preseason game
Marshawn Lynch made a career out of protecting the football, but these days he’s protecting the camera.
The retired All-Pro running back is now a credentialed NFL photographer, and he put his patented stiff arm to use in Thursday night’s preseason game in Seattle between the Seahawks and Raiders.
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When Seattle running back George Holani tumbled into the end zone for a 24-yard touchdown, he accidentally backed into Lynch, who stuck out his elbow to keep his camera safe.
Lynch, who played with both the Seahawks and Raiders in his 12-year NFL career, last appeared in a game in 2019.
Since his retirement, he’s gotten involved in sports ownership – with stakes in both the USL Championship’s Oakland Roots SC and the Seattle Kraken – and he’s also invested in a cannabis brand and a holoportation startup.
Photography appears to be a new hobby for the 39-year-old, but perhaps the 2014 Super Bowl champion was inspired by fellow Seattle sports legends Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson, who have both transitioned from MLB stars to sports photography after their respective retirements.
Lynch, known by NFL fans as “Beast Mode,” was a dominant force in his prime, which he mostly spent with the Seahawks in the mid-2010s.
The Oakland native arrived in Seattle in 2010, and made four consecutive Pro-Bowl appearances with the team from 2011-14.
At the time, the Seahawks had Russell Wilson under center, their dominant “Legion of Boom” defense and current Raiders coach Pete Carroll manning the sidelines.
In his career, Lynch rushed for more than 10,000 total yards and for 85 touchdowns, including six seasons with 1,000-plus rushing yards.
The clip of Lynch and his camera set social media abuzz Thursday night, prompting plenty of jokes about the running back’s new talent.
“Bro went from beast mode to portrait mode,” joked one commenter on Instagram.
Another quipped, “When you start applying to random jobs on Indeed.”
“That muscle memory came in clutch,” said a third. “Never change Beast Mode.”
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