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Former running back Marshawn Lynch found great popularity amongst NFL fans as both a player and an actor. However, Lynch had fans concerned as the former NFL star was found asleep in a 2020 Shelby GT500 Coupe by police last August.
8 News Now obtained documents regarding Lynch's arrest this week. Per those documents, his blood alcohol level was 0.18, more than double the legal limit in the state of Nevada.
Marshawn Lynch faces charges of DUI liquor and/or drugs, driving an unregistered vehicle, and failure to drive in a travel lane for the incident.
NFL fans took to Twitter to share their concern for the Seahawks legend:
Other fans contend that Lynch asleep in his car shouldn't warrant a DUI charge and is a non-story:
Marshawn Lynch’s lawyers, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld stated in the documents there is no proof that Lynch drove the car to its final location:
“While [the officer] claims to have ‘observed [sic] a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from the vehicle, his person, and his breath,’ no evidence proves that Mr. Lynch drank anything or actually operated the vehicle on the night of the encounter."
Chesoff and Schonfeld have asked a judge to suppress any evidence gathered when officers took possession of the internal computer in Marshawn Lynch's car in the days following the arrest.
His lawyers also contend that the case does not add up to a DUI.
According to Nevada law, an individual sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle is seen as “in physical control,” of the vehicle.
Marshawn Lynch's NFL career in review
In all, Marshawn Lynch played 12 seasons in the NFL, starting his career with the Buffalo Bills. He rushed for consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and 250+ carries in his first two seasons with the team.
During the 2010 season, the Bills traded the running back to the Seattle Seahawks. Lynch would spend almost seven seasons with Seattle. He led the league in rushing touchdowns in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, rushing for over 1,200 yards four times.
The former first-round pick was a major part of the Seahawks' Super Bowl-winning run in the 2013 season. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 288 yards and four touchdowns that postseason, including 128 yards and two touchdowns versus the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional round.
The star running back called it a career after the 2015 season, only to unretire and play for the Oakland Raiders. In 2019, he would play his final season with the Seahawks.
