Beast Mode retired??

That he does this the night of the SuperBowl, ya know, where the attention is actually on someone else for a change.

Doesn't seem like an appropriate thing to do on SB night. Let the two teams in the game have the attention that they deserve.

on NFL GameDay Final

Pretty douche of him to do it during the Super Bowl.

In comment 12805378 BigBlueDownTheShore said:

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Pretty douche of him to do it during the Super Bowl.

No. That's exactly when you should do it. No press. No BS.

Well done.

You talking about?? Its going to be one of the bigger stories tomorrow. Doing it the night of the Superbowl just shows how much he craves attention. He is stealing somebody elses thunder.

And even if he did it to stay under the radar, its a very, very selfish act to make a story about yourself on a night it ahould be anout somebody else just because you dont like the media.

Either way he is an asshole for doing it this evening. Good player, bad person. I for one, am not sad to see him go. Later bro.

In comment 12805424 NJGiantFan84 said:

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You talking about?? Its going to be one of the bigger stories tomorrow. Doing it the night of the Superbowl just shows how much he craves attention. He is stealing somebody elses thunder. And even if he did it to stay under the radar, its a very, very selfish act to make a story about yourself on a night it ahould be anout somebody else just because you dont like the media. Either way he is an asshole for doing it this evening. Good player, bad person. I for one, am not sad to see him go. Later bro.

Agree with all except for the ending. He was a great back and a very very fun place to watch.

thinking it the best time to be sure his story was seen by as many fans as possible without him having to make more public announcements, which he hates. Not that it was a good move, but I've no reason to question his motive here.

In comment 12805444 Montreal Man said:

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thinking it the best time to be sure his story was seen by as many fans as possible without him having to make more public announcements, which he hates. Not that it was a good move, but I've no reason to question his motive here.

It's not like he actually announced it. He put out a cryptic message to leave people guessing.
It's an attention grab from a guy who says he doesn't like attention

He's got several business interests where the publicity from shunning the publicity is very profitable. He also stands to give up potentially 14 million if he retires now.

He's about to get paid 9 mil for next year and would possibly owe Seattle 5 mil if he walks.

Even if Seattle doesn't go after the 5 million ( as a loyalty parting gift?) doubtful but possible, he's still walking away from 9 million dollars for playing 16 football games, I don't see that happening.

$27(?)million he has made in bonus and salaries. He's also a guy who has been involved in more than his share of violent collisions, even by NFL standards. Smart move on his part.

"The Seahawks official twitter account confirmed Marshawn Lynch is retiring.

Lynch posted a tweet with a "deuces" emoji and a picture of his green cleats hanging on a telephone wire during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. The Seahawks official account quoted the tweet and added the hashtag #ThankYouBeastMode. The timing and cryptic nature of the announcement is a fitting end to the spectacular career of one of the game's most enigmatic stars. Lynch finishes his career with 11,091 total yards and 83 total touchdowns across 127 NFL games and ranks 36th on the All-Time rushing list. Though the stats are not overly impressive, Lynch was one of the most dominant backs in the game for the early part of this decade and made his mark with several memorable performances. The most iconic of which was his 67-yard touchdown run to clinch an upset Wild Card win against the Saints in 2011. Lynch was a First-Team All-Pro in 2012 and won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks in 2013.

Source: Seahawks on Twitter"

...and gravy.

In comment 12805444 Montreal Man said:

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thinking it the best time to be sure his story was seen by as many fans as possible without him having to make more public announcements, which he hates. Not that it was a good move, but I've no reason to question his motive here.

If that were the case, which I dont think it is, I would argue that it is a very selfish act. He is stealing someone elses thunder on the biggest night of their career. He also didn't make a public announcement and doesn't need to. There is No reason why an instagram post on Wednesday would not reach all his and NFL fans. It may take a bit longer, but what is the rush??

out of his contract during Game 4 of the World Series.

Me me me

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