Did Marshawn Lynch crack Roman Harper’s helmet in Seahawks loss?
The Seattle Seahawks were handed a loss on Sunday when they were eliminated by the Carolina Panthers, but Marshawn Lynch may have dropped the biggest boom of the game.
Every player on the field and every fan in the stands and at home knows that Marshawn Lynch is one of the toughest players in the game of football. You don’t earn a nickname like “Beast Mode” without laying a licking on opposing players on a regular basis.
After missing much of the season with various injuries, Lynch was back on the field when his Seattle Seahawks needed him most on Sunday. Unfortunately, because the Seahawks fell behind quickly and trailed 31-0 at the half, Lynch became almost non-existent in the Seattle offense during the course of the game.
Almost doesn’t mean he wasn’t completely unheard from.
Lynch received just eight touches in the game, rushing six times for 20 yards and catching a pair of passes for 15 yards. However, he made the most of one of those touches as shown in a photo shared by Panthers safety Roman Harper after the game.
That’s right, during one of those eight touches in the game, Lynch took out his frustration on Harper by lowering the boom and absolutely trucking him in the process. It takes a lot to crack a football helmet, but Marshawn Lynch seems to have channeled the Skittles power to do it.
Needless to say, if you’re going to try and tackle Marshawn Lynch headlong, it likely isn’t in your best interest to try and lower you head and take it in the side of the helmet. That should simply be part of the NFL’s concussion education program.
(h/t Bleacher Report)