“Hennessy”: Recalling When Marshawn Lynch Revealed Beast Mode Fuel To Peyton Manning

Marshawn Lynch

Marshawn Lynch was one of the most dominant NFL running backs back in his prime. His secret? Hennessy. Lynch reportedly used to take a shot of it before games.

Of course, after seeing his production on the field it’s safe to say that the Hennessy worked, but it’s a funny story to see. Lynch was always an eccentric personality as he quickly become famous for his “I’m just here so I don’t get fined” media day interviews and his obsession with Skittles on the side line.

While Peyton Manning would have guessed that Lynch was enjoying a shot of Gatorade (I mean come on, Peyton, it’s Marshawn Lynch, and who has a shot of Gatorade anyway?), Lynch clearly had a much stronger kick in mind.

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Marshawn Lynch Stats & Career With The Seattle Seahawks

Lynch was a force when he was in his prime with Seattle. He was a running back that always took at least two or three guys to bring down, and more often than not, you couldn’t bring him down.

He’s had a run that literally caused seismic activity and there is no better example of a “downhill, powerback” than Lynch.

Lynch’s “Beastquake” wouldn’t be the only prolific run of that caliber in his career, however. Beastquake 2.0 was almost just as impressive:

All in all, Lynch is a five time Pro Bowler (four with Seattle and one with Buffalo) and a one time First Team All Pro. In his career, he’s amassed 10,413 rushing yards (29th all time) and 85 touchdowns (16th all time).

His best season was definitely in 2012 when he ran for 1,590 yards on a ridiculous 5 yards per carry and 11 touchdowns. Lynch was Seattle’s offensive identity for a long time, and he proved night in and night out that with him on the field, the Seahawks could always bruise their way to a victory.

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Post Edited By: Ashish Priyadarshi
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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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