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Marshawn Lynch has nothing but love for Russell Wilson amid his former teammate’s struggles this season.
During the first few weeks of the NFL season, several former Seahawks players have come out of the woodwork to bash Wilson.
"He was not held to the same accountability as the rest of us"
—@KJ_WRIGHT34 and @RSherman_25 on how Russell Wilson received special treatment under Pete Carroll pic.twitter.com/9M2w9gYXww
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) September 21, 2022
While appearing on the Richard Sherman podcast, Lynch refused to take shots at his former teammate and instead said he wants to reach out to make sure the Broncos QB is doing well mentally.
“I wanna make sure [Wilson] is straight in his mind. I really thought he was gonna retire a Seahawk,” Lynch said. “… I wanna reach out to him. Right now they’re looking at him like a black sheep.
“If there’s anyone who knows something about that, it’s me. I’ve done been to the bottom of this league before when [expletive] counted you out, talked bad on you.
“I didn’t wanna see it in Seattle… now that he ain’t in no Seahawk uniform, I’m pulling for him”
“I didn’t wanna see it in Seattle… now that he ain’t in no Seahawk uniform, I’m pulling for him”
—@MoneyLynch chops it up with @RSherman_25 about Russell Wilson pic.twitter.com/YcuhdKrXjL
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) October 13, 2022
Wilson responded to Lynch’s comments during the team’s media session on Thursday.
“I didn’t get to hear what Marshawn said, but someone told me earlier that he said some good things,” Wilson said. “Marshawn — he’s always been amazing in how he’s gone about things and how he’s been an amazing competitor. [He’s] one of the best people I’ve ever played with and been in the backfield with, obviously.
“I’ve always looked up to him since [I was] a young rookie. He would put his arm around me in the back of the bus and we’d talk about ball and everything else. A guy like that, he’s one of the greatest of all time to do it. The fact that he’s always looking out is a positive thing.”