NFL player’s moronic act proves his actions definitely speak louder than his silence

Marshawn Lynch was trying to be the savior.

That’s the narrative we’re hearing.

Umm, yeah right.

Soon after an on-field melee between the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football – in which the Raiders’ Lynch illegally ran on the field to join the fray and eventually made some of the worst contact with an official I’ve ever seen – one Oakland player was quick to defend his teammate, who, per usual, has been mute.

Raiders offensive tackle Donald Penn told ESPN that Lynch was running on the field to protect his “cousin,” Marcus Peters of Kansas City.

“You know, Marshawn is his cousin, man. They’re like brothers,” Penn told SportsCenter’s Michael Eaves on Friday. “Marshawn was just trying to get his cousin and make sure his cousin was safe because Marshawn saw three big O-linemen going after his cousin, and Marshawn knows how we get down as offensive linemen. And he knows how his cousin gets down, so I think he was just trying to stop something from getting bigger than it was. He didn’t know if a punch was going to get thrown or if it was going to blow up. I think he was just trying to get in there to get his cousin to the sideline, get things safe, get us back playing.”

Man, what a guy.

He sacrificed – by way of a one-game suspension for contact with the ref – to make sure no one got hurt.

Penn brings up a great point. What if punches were thrown?

Well, let’s go to the replay center: According to video evidence, all the players involved had helmets on.

The call on the field has been reversed.

Rather than injured players, the court of public opinion has ruled that the worst-case scenario would have been sore knuckles had any players been foolish enough to throw punches at men with helmets on.

Also, it appeared Lynch’s biggest contribution to the scuffle was to keep a referee from helping stop it by grabbing him. And that’s the exact opposite of what needs to happen in one of these situations.

His immediate response was to join spectators in the stands while wearing a mask over his face while watching the remainder of the game, and he then rode the train home, a trek that included he and Raiders fans yelling “F*** the Chiefs.”

But wait, there’s more.

Now, according to an ESPN report, Peters would like to speak on Lynch’s behalf at an appeal hearing.

Well, somebody has to. Lynch most of the time refuses to speak at all and, when he does, his thick accent makes him hard to understand at times.

However, this would be as good a time as any for Lynch to speak up. If, indeed, his intentions were good now would be the time to state his case.

And don’t get me wrong. I don’t dislike Marshawn Lynch despite all his flaws.

I don’t eat a lot of sweets, but Skittles are my weakness as well. I’m not sure of Lynch’s favorite kind, but everyone knows the Wild Berry packs are the best.

In fact, I think Lynch’s lack of cooperation in speaking to the media is hilarious.

His “I’m just here so I don’t get fined” statement at the 2015 Super Bowl was legendary.

But as great as the act is, in many circumstances he’s doing himself – and his team – more harm than good.

I don’t know what kind of guy Lynch is. He’s been arrested multiple times and often is in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.

However, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a bad guy. But what “Beast Mode” did Thursday at the least was moronic.

Lynch’s newest line should be this: “I was only there so I could get suspended.”

Unless he’s finally willing to talk and provide a real explanation.

This story was originally published October 23, 2017 at 5:54 PM with the headline "NFL player’s moronic act proves his actions definitely speak louder than his silence."