Lynch faces $100K fine if he’s mute for Media Day

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 28 Januari 2014 | 20.49

One of the subplots to Super Bowl Media Day on Tuesday is whether notoriously media-shy Marshawn Lynch will even be there — and how much he would be fined if he does not show up.

The Seahawks star running back is not among the five prominent Seattle players scheduled to get a Media Day podium from the NFL at Newark's Prudential Center — the rest of the players will be available in another area of the arena — leading to speculation Lynch might skip the high-profile event altogether and pay the resulting fine from the league.

NFL officials indicated Monday night they have been assured by the Seahawks Lynch will attend Media Day and speak with the more than 5,000 reporters and photographers in attendance while roughly 7,000 fans — who paid $28 a ticket — listen in from the stands.

"He will be there and will do media, yes," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy wrote in an email to The Post.

Lynch was fined $50,000 by the league this month for violating the NFL's written media policy by refusing to speak to reporters all season. The league put the fine on hold pending an appeal, but with the stipulation it would increase to $100,000 with Lynch's next violation.

Lynch has spoken only rarely since the fine, and just briefly. He blared rap music at his locker during media availability in Seattle last week and refused to turn down the volume when asked by team officials. He also wore a Jason mask from "Friday the 13th" in case reporters didn't get the hint.

The league does not take kindly to players missing any media availability during its signature event. The Giants' Osi Umenyiora was fined $20,000 by the league at the Super Bowl in 2012 for missing a Wednesday media session, which he attributed to misunderstanding the schedule.


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