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Originally Posted by Runscott
But Marshawn made it - he IS rich and it's because of the NFL. The NFL wants the big name players who 'made it' to help advertise the NFL by giving the media some time. I bet if they asked him about media clauses in his contract before he ever stepped foot on a pro football field - before he was sure he would make it big in the NFL - he smiled and said "no problem". Now he's a millionaire stud and wants to make his own rules. My guess is that ten years from now we'll be reading interviews with a broke Marshawn Lynch who now talks with the media.
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But Scott, the system mandates that the only players who can speak out are the ones who have made it, who are successful, and have the financial security to risk it. If Lynch was not a star he would be risking immediate loss of employment for speaking out. Heck, many in the media speculated the Seahawks were "tired of his act" and we're going to cut him this year. And he's arguably the best RB in the league! Fringe players who haven't made it need the stars to take a stand for everyone.
Just look at this season. At various points this year the media floated rumors that Lynch hated his coach, was about to get cut, and made baseless accusations that Seahawks players were racist for not thinking Russell Wilson was black enough. Why should he trust those same reporters?