Written by Bill Chappell at NPR.com
Tweeting an image of football cleats hanging on a wire and one emoji – of a peace sign – was all running back Marshawn Lynch needed to do to get people thinking that he’s retiring from football. Lynch, whose reticence among the media is legendary, was quickly saluted by his Seattle Seahawks teammates.
The Seahawks haven’t officially said Lynch is retiring, and it’s highly unlikely that he would hold a news conference to make his plans known and to banter with reporters about his favorite moments in the NFL.
After all, this is the same Lynch who made headlines last year for attending a mandatory pre-Super Bowl news conference at which he repeatedly answered, “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.”
Citing Lynch’s tweet and the reactions from teammate Richard Sherman and team owner Paul Allen thanking the man nicknamed “Beast Mode,” the Seahawks’ site says it looks like Lynch is retiring after nine years in the NFL.
Allen thanked Lynch “for a great career as a Seahawk.” Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson said, “Going to miss sharing the backfield with you 24.”
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