Marshawn Lynch, who is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame next year, received an endorsement from a player who knows him very well; Quarterback, Russell Wilson.
The duo won Super Bowl 48 together with the Seattle Seahawks, and were on the losing side of following contest on a controversial play call where Wilson threw an interception that ended the game. If there were any hard feelings between the two, that has not extended to Wilson’s respect for Lynch, who recently said on the I Am Athlete Podcast, that his former backfield partner in Canton worthy:
“To me, he (Marshawn) should be a Hall of Fame football player. You know what he meant to Seattle, what he meant to our team, and what he meant to me. I wouldn't be as great as I am without him, watching him and observing him and also vice versa, just how hard he worked”
Lynch played most of his career with Seattle, and rushed for 10,413 Rushing Yards, 85 Rushing Touchdowns and had 2,214 Receiving Yards and 9 Receiving Touchdowns. He also went to five Pro Bowls, was a First Team All-Pro, and twice led the league in Rushing Touchdowns.
While there are other Running Backs who are Hall of Fame eligible who have more Rushing Yards and Yards From Scrimmage than Lynch, they do not have the same cultural impact, nor the big game moments that “Beast Mode” had.
Coincidentally, we will be working next month on our Notinhalloffame.com list on the football players who are worthy of PFHOF consideration, and Lynch will be ranked among them.
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