Tag: Marshawn Lynch (Page 6 of 8)

      Training Camp Notes: Lynch, White, Kemoeatu

      August 4, 2009 /

      Buffalo Bills:
      Marshawn Lynch’s three-game suspension has been upheld. Lynch won’t be able to play until Week 4 and Fred Jackson will start in his place. (Buffalo News)

      Atlanta Falcons:
      Holdout receiver Roddy White apparently wants more money than Packers’ receiver Greg Jennings got. Jennings’ contract was for three-years and $16 million. The Falcons aren’t likely to go much more above that, but they need White in their offense if they’re going to make another postseason run this season. (NFL.com)

      Carolina Panthers:
      The Panthers received a huge blow on Monday when defensive tackle Ma’ake Kemoeatu tore his Achilles’ tendon and will likely miss the entire 2009 season. Kemoeatu’s backup is undrafted free agent Marlon Favorite, so one would think that Carolina would add a street free agent to beef up its thin line. But don’t forget that Julius Peppers is soaking up a ton of cap space thanks to his one-year franchise tag. (Panthers Insider)

      Cincinnati Bengals:
      Bengals tight end Reggie Kelly ruptured his Achilles’ tendon (what’s with players going down with Achilles’ tendon injures?) and is likely to miss all of the 2009 season. Kelly isn’t much of a pass-receiving tight end, but he’s a fantastic run blocker and will certainly be missed. (Bengals.com)

      Philadelphia Eagles:
      Eagles will lose middle linebacker Stewart Bradley for the entire season after tearing his ACL in practice on Sunday. Bradley was emerging as a good young linebacker and this is a big blow to Philly’s defense. Omar Gaither will likely to start in the middle now. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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      Report: Bills’ Marshawn Lynch suspended three games

      April 9, 2009 /

      According to ESPN’s Michael Smith, Bills’ running back Marshawn Lynch has been suspended three games by the NFL for violating the league’s conduct policy.

      Marshawn LynchLynch was arrested near Los Angeles Feb. 11 and later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge. In searching a parked car carrying Lynch, Culver City police found a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun inside a backpack in the trunk.

      Prosecutors said the backpack contained other items belonging to Lynch. Police said they also found four marijuana cigarettes in the car, but no drug charges were filed.

      After pleading guilty to having a concealed firearm in a vehicle, Lynch was sentenced last month to 80 hours of community service and three years’ probation. The Bills’ 2007 first-round draft pick also issued an apology.

      It was Lynch’s second brush with the law in less than a year. Last June, Lynch pleaded guilty to a traffic violation and admitted driving off after striking a female pedestrian with his car near Buffalo’s downtown bar district May 31.

      I don’t want to hear any Bills fans crying foul over this because Lynch hit a woman with his car in May of last year and just freaking left her there. He got a slap on the wrist ($100 fine, plus had his driver’s license and car registration revoked) and nothing else.

      He deserves the three game suspension.

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      Marshawn Lynch to be suspended 1-2 games

      March 17, 2009 /

      CBSSports.com is reporting that Bills’ running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to be suspended one to two games next season.

      Marshawn LynchLynch earlier this month pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge stemming from a Feb. 11 arrest in Culver City, Calif. According to the police report, Lynch was one of three men seated in a parked Mercedes Benz when he was questioned.

      At the time, he was charged with possession of a concealed firearm. But the felony gun charge later was reduced to three misdemeanors — with two of them dropped. Lynch was sentenced to three years of probation and 80 hours of community service.

      He also agreed to submit to police searches at any time.

      Now that he’s a Bill, maybe T.O. could help this kid get his life on track…

      …wait, what happened? I blacked out for a second.

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      Marshawn Lynch’s momma ready to crack the whip

      February 25, 2009 /

      No matter how much money or fame a professional athlete makes, it still doesn’t allow them to escape the wrath of their mothers.

      Case in point, Marshawn Lynch’s momma is growing tired of her son’s recent behavior according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle.

      Marshawn Lynch“Somebody said his mom must have loosened the leash,” she said in an interview. “If I have to grab the leash back, I’ll do it. Whether you’re 22 or 52, I’ll do it.”

      She said Marshawn Lynch, 22, has had trouble adjusting to his new life, the one with the $10 million in guaranteed money from a six-year, $18.9 million contract he signed after being the 12th pick of the 2007 NFL draft.

      “It’s been a big culture change for him,” she said. “It’s a shock. It hasn’t really sunk in to Marshawn – the stardom and everything that goes with it. He doesn’t like the media attention. I told him at Cal, ‘You’re a role model now.’ ”

      Another close friend, who didn’t want to be identified, said, “He’s a good person, but he’s hanging around with the wrong people. He needs to grow up.”

      Marshawn seems like a good kid, but if the close friend is right and he’s hanging out with the wrong people, that’s not good.

      When the dog-fighting story became public early last year, reports surfaced that Michael Vick was hanging out with the wrong people. Not that Lynch and Vick are the same person or that Marshawn is fighting dogs in his spare time, but friends can often have an influence on your behavior. And I’m sure it’s hard for these athletes to make millions of dollars and try to convince their childhood friends that they’re still the same person but in the case of Lynch, he needs to forget about impressing his crew and start cleaning up his act.

      As Vick proved, all of the money and fame can be taken away in a heartbeat if you start getting mixed up in the wrong things off the gridiron.

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      No felony charges for Marshawn Lynch

      February 20, 2009 /

      Marshawn Lynch escaped felony charges stemming from his early February arrest in California for a concealed firearm. Lynch does face three misdemeanor charges, however.

      Marshawn Lynch“I’m not pleased that Marshawn was charged… but if he was going to be charged I’m pleased it’s a misdemeanor… I haven’t seen a police report or charging documents, but I’m certainly pleased Marshawn wasn’t charged with a felony.”

      The National Football League says it’s still waiting for all the facts of the case, and that they will be evaluated “under the NFL’s policies.”

      Lynch could face League discipline for the incident. It’s not clear at this point if the NFL will consider him a repeat offender, given the hit and run incident we was involved in last spring in Buffalo.

      Regardless of whether or not he escaped felony charges, there’s a good chance Lynch will be suspended by Roger Goodell considering this is his second brush in with the law. I doubt it would be anything major (i.e. four games), but there’s a real possibility that Lynch could be suspended for one or two games given Goodell’s track record for handling players who got into trouble off the field.

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