Marshawn Lynch

Marshawn Lynch was picked up by the Buffalo Bills in the 2007 NFL Draft .

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By Soumyadeep Mondal | May 26, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Marshawn Lynch is regarded by many as one of the modern greats and one of the best football running backs ever to grace the National Football League (NFL) and currently retired and played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders. He was born on 22 April,1986 in Oakland, California. He played college football for the California Golden Bears football team where he played from 2004 to 2006. He earned a spot on the watch list for the Maxwell Award and also won the Heisman Trophy in 2006. He was named 8th best player in the nation by Sports Illustrated and won the Las Vegas Bowl MVP award in 2005. He was also awarded the First-team All-American and First-team All-Pac-10 in 2006. He was received the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year award and the Holiday Bowl Co-Offensive MVP award in 2006. He wore the #24 jersey for all the teams he represented.

He was the Super Bowl champion in 2014 as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos by 43-8. He was also awarded the Pro Bowl fives time and was the NFL rushing touchdowns leader twice in 2013 and 2014. He was awarded the Second-team All-Pro once in 2014 and also the Pro-Bowl six times. He was also selected in the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team.

NFL Debut

Marshawn Lynch was picked up by the Buffalo Bills in the 2007 NFL Draft in the first round agreeing a six-year contract worth $18.935 million and included a $3 million signing bonus and contained $10.285 million in total guarantees. Lynch started his career and his debut season as a running back and in his debut match on September 9, he gained 90 yards on 19 carries and scored his first touchdown in a 14–15 loss to the Denver Broncos.  His best performance of the season came against the Cincinnati Bengals as he rushed 29 times for 153 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown run. He finished the season with 1,115 total rushing yards and seven touchdowns and also got named in the NFL All-Rookie Team in 2007.

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Notable Statistics

Games149
Yards(Rushed/Received)10,413/2214
Fumbles27
Touchdowns(Rushed/Received)85/9

Marshawn Lynch Net Worth

Marshawn Lynch has a total net worth of about $35 million in 2022 but is believed to have earned more than $100 million in his career. He has been in the National Football League for about 12 seasons and he decided to hang up his boots in 2020. He played for theSeattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders throughout his entire career. In 2007 he signed a five-year contract worth $19,065,000. He received a new agreement in 2012 worth $30 million which extended from 2012 to 2015. He was re-signed for a two-year deal in 2015 for $24 million ranging to 2027. He signed for Seattle Seahawks and received a two-year contract worth $9 million which ended in 2019. He signed off his career with a 1-year extension worth $1,030,000.

Brand Endorsements

Marshawn Lynch has engrossed millions of dollars through his signed several endorsements deals with:

  • Pepsi
  • Nike
  • Progressive
  • Microsoft
  • Subway
  • Skittles
  • Fanatics
  • BetMGM
  • Activision
  • FritoLay

Who is Marshawn Lynch’s girlfriend? Does Marshawn Lynch have kids?

Marshawn Lynch is currently unmarried and single in 2022. But he has had a couple of relationships in the past. It was confirmed by an online magazine,” Terez Owens” that Lynch was dating Netta Brielle for a long time. Netta Brielle is an RnB soul singer who currently resides in Oakland, California. She was born in Berkeley, California. She started performing at the age of five and she listed MC Hammerand TuPacg as her personal influence. Netta graduated from San Jose State University in Musical Theatre. They were with each other for a long amount of time but the reason behind their split is still unknown.

Marshawn was also spotted talking with a married NFL reporter named Colleen Wolfe who lived in Los Angeles and liked her. Lynch had met her during an interview and also asked her out after the show had ended only to find out later on the night that she was already married. Marshawn Lynch is still unmarried and has no kids at the moment.





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