Marshawn Lynch was ejected from the Oakland Raiders’ Thursday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs for illegally making contact with an official.
But was he actually trying to do the right thing?
A scuffle broke out when Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters, who also is Lynch’s cousin, hit Raiders quarterback Derek Carr late. A few members of Oakland’s offensive line took offense to that and started going after Peters.
That’s when Lynch, who wasn’t on the field for the play, sprinted from the sidelines into the middle of the action. The star running back ended up shoving an official once he was in the middle of the chaos, which led to his ejection.
But some NFL players took to Twitter to note that Lynch might have been trying to protect Peters.
Marcus is his cousin
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) October 20, 2017
Y'all gotta understand that Marshawn and Marcus Peters are cousins he came to help both parties….
— ⚡️Primetime!!!⚡️ (@Joe_MainMixon) October 20, 2017
Marshawn was trying to break up the fight though….
— Mike Daniels (@Mike_Daniels76) October 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/TorreySmithWR/status/921191031466594304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2017%2F10%2Fmarshawn-lynch-raiders-push-ref-official-ejected-chiefs-marcus-peters-derek-carr-video-nfl
Upon further review of the video, it does appear that Lynch could have been trying to help de-escalate the situation.
Marshawn Lynch has been ejected following his contact with an official #OAKvsKC pic.twitter.com/fBdAh95PR2
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) October 20, 2017
Either way, we’re sure Lynch will be hearing from the NFL’s league office relatively soon.
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