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30 best nicknames in NFL history

By Jarrett Bailey

PITTSBURGH - NOVEMBER 28: Jerome Bettis #36 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs against the Washington Redskins on November 28, 2004 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Redskins 16-7.(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH - NOVEMBER 28: Jerome Bettis #36 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs against the Washington Redskins on November 28, 2004 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Redskins 16-7.(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images) /
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Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks
Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

17. “Beast Mode” Marshawn Lynch

If not for one specific play, Marshawn Lynch wouldn’t have this nickname. That said, the play was worthy of him earning the moniker of “Beast Mode.”

The Seahawks had finished the 2010 season with a 7-9 record. Luckily for Seattle, the NFC West was where good football went to die in 2010, and the Seahawks won the division with a sub-.500 record. They hosted the Saints in the Wildcard round and Lynch put New Orleans away with one of the best runs in NFL history.

Lynch took what looked like a simple carry and ran through the Saints defense. He broke about 30 tackles on his way to the end zone, delivered a gnarly stiff arm to Tracy Porter, and somehow made it to the end zone as the Seattle crowd got so loud that they registered on the Richter scale, as you’ve probably heard a million times at this point.

Lynch was more than just one iconic run, though. He was a five-time Pro Bowler and was named an All-Pro in 2012. He would have two Super Bowl rings instead of one if Pete Carroll wasn’t worried about making Russell Wilson the hero of the Super Bowl, but that is neither here nor there.

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