After a quiet season for Bills running back Marshawn Lynch, the man who has encountered his share of trouble looks to be in trouble yet again.
According to Lou Michel of the Buffalo News, Lynch faces allegations that he stole $20 from a woman at a TGI Friday’s last month.
Let’s repeat that. Marshawn Lynch, a millionaire NFL player, faces allegations that he stole $20 from a woman at a TGI Friday’s last month.
Allegedly, two women were at a table at the restaurant when another member of the Bills struck up a conversation one of them. Eventually, Lynch arrived. The other woman at some point pulled out a $20 bill in preparation for paying the check.
Lynch then took the money.
His mistake was that the woman from whom he took the money is married to Buffalo Police Sgt. William Crawford.
“He takes the $20 out of her hand, and my wife says ‘What are you doing?’ and Lynch says
“Don’t worry,’” Crawford said, per the News. “When my wife’s girlfriend came back to the table, she told her about it. The
girlfriend approached Lynch and said, ‘Give my friend her money back,’ and Lynch threatened
her saying ‘Do you know who I am? There’s going to be consequences.’
Crawford also says that he was told Bills security talked to Lynch about the incident, and that Lynch claimed that he and Crawford’s wife are friends. Crawford said his wife insists she doesn’t know Lynch, and Lynch’s assertion prompted Crawford’s wife to make an official statement to the police.
We know what you’re thinking. Something feels very weird about this one. But regardless of what facts might (or might not) be percolating beneath the surface, the reality at this point is that the Crawfords seem intent on pushing the matter. Thus, an arrest — even if there’s never a conviction or a guilty plea — could result in further discipline for Lynch, given his history with the Personal Conduct Policy.
In 2008, Lynch was accused of hit-and-run. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge, and he was not suspended by the league. Last year, an arrest and conviction on a weapons charge resulted in a three-game suspension.
So Lynch’s history will complicate things for him. In January 2009, Commissioner Roger Goodell explained the league’s sensitivity to repeat offenders under the Personal Conduct Policy. “You can have false accusations once, maybe twice,” Goodell said at his annual pre-Super Bowl press conference. “When you start
getting to multiple [arrests], you’re putting yourself in the wrong
position, you’re making the wrong decisions in the wrong places. At that point in time, you’re reflecting poorly on the NFL itself,
your teammates.”
With the emergence of Fred Jackson, who rushed for 1,020 yards in 2009, the Bills likely having been thinking about moving on from Marshawn. The latest allegations — regardless of what happens with them — could be enough to nudge the team closer toward the seemingly inevitable decision that Lynch brings more problems to a franchise that already has plenty of them.
I Think he Should Hold Out for a Raise….
the dudes got to be one of the ugliest looking players in the nfl
Uh huh, she’s been doin it with Beast Mode
he will do something this summer that ends his nfl career, so glad the Bills put him on the bench this year
Man, McGahee was right. All they have is a TGI Fridays.
Maybe Old Buddy will figure out how to trade the Thug for a bad of footballs………This would be Buddy’s first trade ever………what a disaster of an organization………get Lynch out of town asap!
Get this toolbag out of here, PLEASE. Maybe Cincy would like him?
Let the Fred Jackson era officially start. Lynch isn’t worth this.
I agree, this is bizarre. But just because you give someone money doesnt mean they are going to change. Apparently this guy just “thinks” differently.
If its true, I sure hope the league slaps him hard enough to change his way of thinking. Glad he is not living near my family. Kind of like having a wild animal circulating around society.
‘Do you know who I am? There’s going to be consequences.’
Ya, we know who you are. You’re a friggin loser jackass and a moron.
Him and Vick would make great team mates wouldn’t they?
Let’s repeat this. Marshawn Lynch, a millionaire NFL player, had dinner at a TGI Friday’s last month.
When celecbrities and famous people start pulling the “DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM” line I lose all respect for them, they are putting themselves on a pedistle saying they are better than us and they don’t have to live by the same rules we do. With the way Freddie Jackson played this year, lets hope we see MARSHAWN playing in Oakland where 90% of the castoff players end up, they should change their uniforms to L.A. County jail work release colors…….
Bye bye you PREDATOR looking goon
Yet another first round bust, courtesy of Dick Jauron.
Thanks for being completely incompetent at football, Dick.
1) Whitner over Ngata (then TRADING UP for Mccargo)
2) Lynch (average RB) over Revis (best CB in football)
3) Mckelvin over Clady
THAT is why this team is not good…it’s all Jauron’s fault. This a-hole had better not get any type of football job again.
Marshawn’s in trouble. She even described the big lips on Andrew Jackson which they found in his overstuffed wallet.
Whatever the tuth here really is, there is something mentally wrong with this guy, has to be.
If the husband – a police officer, and Seargent at that, someone who’s got a least a modicum of intelligence – is pursuing this over twenty bucks, I’m sure he’s got a legitimate issue with Lynch. And if Lynch had half a brain he would -whether he thought he had a legitimate right to the money or not – give the $20 to the woman based on the simple concpet that with all the BS he has against him already, he surely doesn’t need any BS over a lousy twenty bucks.
Rather than simply give the woman the $20, Lynch now finds himself in the spotlight again, and the question isn’t “what the hell happened here?”, the question is “was this BS worth a lousy twenty bucks?”.
There is something mentally wrong with this guy’s head, and the Bills are giving an IQ like this millions of dollars????
Marshawn’s in trouble. She even described the big lips on Andrew Jackson which they found in his overstuffed wallet.
20 bucks? Iknow Marshawn is a millionare, but even this poice officer makes a lot of money. Way more that I ever will, with a greater pension than I could ever imagine. I could see it making the papers, but pressing charges? She must be a Giants fan or something.
I can’t wait to read about how lousy this franchise is as they do when a son of a NFL coach gets pickup for DUI.
Jackass!!!!!!!!!!!!
20 bucks ? Come on. Something’s awfully fishy here.
Maybe he has a neurological disorder
Why didn’t he just give her the $20 back?
When an article actually includes the words “regardless of the facts” how can any of it be taken seriously?
Can’t wait to watch this piece of shit implode.
The predator will be coming to a stadium near you. Is he best friends with Pacman or something?
I think Buffalo has seen enough of this bum.
Marshawn — “Do you know who I am?”
Officer’s wife — “No, but once we get your fingerprints down at the station we’ll figure it out, unless you don’t have a criminal history.”
Marshawn — “Oh, uh, uh, here’s your 20 back, we’re friends, right???”
This reminds me of that episode of The Office when Michael is doing his Chris Rock routine about the two types of black people. I think it’s pretty obvious which type Marshawn is.
Fear not, Bills fans. While “Beast-Mode” is horribly unreliable, and no longer a factor, we can see his other mode is still active and fully functional:
IDIOT MODE
There is no off position for this mode. It’s always on. It’s what he does best.
Hopefully, he will become another team’s problem soon. However, with the Bills luck, he’ll turn out to be another Cedric Benson. He’ll run for 1600 yards for his next team, while staying out of the headlines. Oh well.
i guess lynch and M.C Hammer have the same accountant.
Another Buffalo 1st round bust, so much potential but shitty character issues. His sideline demeanor showed that he could care less that he was replaced by a DIII player (Fast Freddy Jackson). Cut bait and move on, this assclown should be traded to Cinci and join the rest of leagues outcasts, criminals and misfits…
They need to ship that Oakland where he belongs. Maybe he can be featured in the next season of “Gangland”.
Willis McGahee was talking about Dave and Buster’s.
If walks like thug, and talks like a thug, then in must be a thug.
Ship his gold tooth behind out of here. Marv Levy drafted this guy behind his stance that we draft high character guys. What waste of a pick.
When an article actually includes the words “regardless of the facts” how can any of it be taken seriously?
Can’t wait to watch this piece of florio implode.
Richm, you nailed it on the head.
In terms of intelligence, and common-sense, it appears Lynch is the equivalent of a 6 month old… puppy.
In terms of football intelligence, Marshawn is still an idiot. I watched him run behind the same horrible o-line Fred Jackson had the misfortune of running behind this year.
Big difference? While Marshawn has the ability to rip-off a 40 yard gain for a TD, he neither has the wit nor the motivation to take the small positive gains available on most running plays (behind that awful line).
Fred Jackson had a productive year, his first as the pseudo-starter. If Fred Jackson had Lynch’s abilities, he would be a consistent All-Pro.
Oh well, I’ll take the smart, productive football player over the idiot (potential and all).
This only hurts his trade potential. I cant see him playing for the Bills next year. Now we just get a worse draft pick for him. Maybe a third?
Some of you are assuming there is “something fishy” with the women’s story because the amount was “only” $20. The amount is meaningless. It could have been $2. For Lynch it is all about control and power as indicated with his ‘Do you know who I am? There’s going to be consequences.’ remark. This is about Lynch, a mental misfit predator type, trying establish dominance.
He is a sad excuse for a human being and I hope that the Goodell treats this very seriously.
As for Buffalo: you don’t need this type of idiot around. He is an embarrassment with football skills that in no way begin to make up for the kind of human being he is.
‘Do you know who I am? There’s going to be consequences.’
Yes everyone knows who you are and everyone also knows that you are piece of garbage.
The consequences will be you not playing in Buffalo anymore.
Good bye A-hole
my bro-inlaw knows a person that works in the front office for the bills. i cornered him and made sure his gin and tonic rock glass was kept full all night long at a xmas party last year in buffalo. this dude told me that they think lynch has mad talent and they were willing to be patient with him but the biggest problem of all was how much the rest of the guys on the team hated him which apparently makes this goofball even more unstable. i definately agree with they other guy that said he is not playing with a full deck. fred jacksons better any how but another wasted pick….it never seems to end.
We sure know how to deal with this problem…. Just look at JP …. keep him for 2 more yrs until he is worthless, and then release him when his trading value drops to zero…..
“Do you know who I am there is going to be consequences”. What because he can run with a ball. Only people that might have conseqences are people that depend on others to handle business. Deal with a type like myself and you bet your ass there will be consequences and who you are will not help you.