As a person and as a player, Marshawn Lynch has been discussed in many unique ways over the years.
The latest great Lynch description came last week from a former teammate.
Elijah Hood was released a week ago by the Raiders and was signed days later by the Carolina Panthers. Hood was asked about playing behind Lynch in Oakland and his description of the ‘Beast’ was a real treat.
“He’s a wild card,” Hood told The Charlotte Observer about Lynch. “Some days he might ride in on a bike. Who knows? It was definitely a lot of fun.”
As for Lynch’s running style, Hood compared ‘Beast Mode’ to a likeness not far removed from Marshawn’s most popular nickname:
“It’s like a rhinoceros or something. I’ve still yet to see another running back just straight truck a 300-pound, All-Pro D-tackle, and just take the soul out of a team. That’s motivating. That’s inspiring. We get up and the other team goes down when things like that happen. It might be a 6-yard run, but you just trucked their All-Pro D-tackle.”
The defensive tackle Hood is talking about is probably Titans DT Jurrell Casey and the video evidence is shown below.
#Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch is back in the #NFL and just ran over #Titans 305-pound All-Pro DL Jurrell Casey pic.twitter.com/mAAaWYpyCs
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 10, 2017
Given their present-day running back situation, the Raiders are going to need a lot more ‘Rhino Mode’ in 2018.
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