Marshawn Lynch reportedly hasn't spent a penny of the $49.7 million in salary he has made in his NFL career
Seattle Seahawks star running back Marshawn has made $49.7 million in nine NFL seasons — and has saved all of it.
In a recent segment for "The Ian & Puck Show" on 950 AM KJR in Seattle,
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network was discussing recent rumblings that
Lynch might retire and dropped an interesting tidbit about Lynch's
thriftiness.
"Marshawn Lynch has a lot of money," Rapoport said. "He hasn't spent a dime of his actual playing money ... ever."
Presumably,
Lynch has been living the last nine years off of endorsements and other
business ventures. Lynch is estimated to earn about $5 million per year
through endorsement deals with Nike, Pepsi, Skittles, Progressive, and
Activision, according to Forbes.
Lynch, the 12th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, signed a modest — by today's standards —
5-year, $19 million rookie contract with the Buffalo Bills. He took
home roughly $14 million from that contract, during which time he was
traded to the Seattle Seahawks. Lynch
really cashed in then, signing a 4-year, $30 million extension with the
Seahawks prior to the 2012 season and he just finished the first year
of a 2-year, $24 million contract, bringing his career earnings on the
field to $49.7 million.
But now Lynch may be leaning towards calling it quits.
Seattle Seahawks general
manager John Schneider recently said that he was under the impression
that star running back Marshawn Lynch was "leaning towards retirement."
Rapoport added that he would be "surprised" if Lynch is back in the NFL next season.
"His days in Seattle, from what I understand, are over," Rapoport added. "I would expect him to walk away after that."
If Lynch does retire at age 29, he can thank his thriftiness for having a nice nest to fall back on.
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