NFL fines Lynch $50,000 for not speaking to media
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) tries to get past Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Sean Smith (21) and free safety Husain Abdullah (39) in the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
RENTON, Wash. >> The NFL has fined Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch $50,000 for violations of the league’s media policy.
League spokesman Michael Signora confirmed the fine Wednesday, which will total $100,000 against the Seahawks’ standout. Along with the $50,000 for violating the NFL Media Policy this year, the league is collecting the $50,000 fine that was imposed against Lynch for violations last season. The fine from 2013 was held in anticipation of future cooperation from Lynch.
The league’s media policy mandates that players must be available during the week and in the locker room following all games. Lynch has only spoken to reporters postgame after Seattle’s Week 9 victory over Oakland and did not talk the past two weeks after games against the Giants and Kansas City.
This is Lynch’s third fine for violations of the league’s media policy.
