Over the weekend, word emerged that the NFL had fined Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch $50,000 for a season of not talking to the media.
Lynch has now spoken to everyone, via social media.
On his Facebook page, Lynch has explained that he won the appeal. He offered no further specifics as to how he prevailed on the appeal, or regarding who decided the appeal.
As to the money that fans had been raising to help Lynch, who has a $7 million base salary this year, pay the fine, Lynch said he’ll match the full amount raised with a donation, and that all of the money will go to charity.
Which presumably isn’t slang for Skittles.
UPDATE 7:49 p.m. ET: The NFL says Lynch didn’t win the appeal. Instead, the league agreed to not collect the money in exchange for his promise to comply with the media policies going forward. Failure will result in a fine of $100,000.