Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has a noted distaste for speaking with the press. But with the NFL threatening to fine him a reported $500,000 should he skip out on Super Bowl Media Day, Lynch dutifully answered questions for the press on Tuesday with a single response: "I'm just here so I won't get fined."
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