Lynch Mum In Dealing w/Press

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, left, runs against Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Thomas Davis (58) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Seattle last week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sports columnist Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times discusses the cold shoulder treatment to the media: “I was pretty right, as it turned out, in how the game Sunday would go, picking Seattle to win 21-13 and predicting they’d do so thanks in part to its defense. But I was really wrong in one thing that happened afterward — how much people would care about whether Marshawn Lynch talks to the media and what he would say. For the fourth time this year, Lynch talked to the media — doing so to ward off a $100,000 fine that he is appealing. As as been incredibly well-documented, he said nothing of substance, answering mostly ‘yeah’ to every question.” More here.

Question: Do you think talented running back Marshawn Lynch is within his right to refuse to talk to the media (even at the cost of a $100,000 fine leveled by the NFL)? Or is he simply being a jerk?