Updated May 17, 2012 - 10:15 am
More proof that Marshawn Lynch is one of a kind
Marshawn Lynch's unique personality has already produced plenty of entertainment.
There was that time at Cal when he commandeered a trainers cart after a game and swerved around the field for a few seconds, his way of celebrating an overtime win over Washington. There's also his tendency to call reporters "boss," the alter ego that he refers to as Beast Mode, and his affinity for Skittles, a candy he's been known to eat on the sidelines and talk about in the huddle.
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But that's what Seahawks quarterback Matt Flynn gave us when he joined "Brock and Salk" on Wednesday. Their conversation touched on the improvement Flynn has made since his rookie season, how he's handling himself while competing for a starting spot, and finally Lynch.
Flynn called Lynch a "pretty fun guy" and said they've spent some time together at the facility in recent weeks. Flynn was asked whether he's had any unusual encounters with his new teammate.
"No. He calls me Antonio, though, for some reason," Flynn said.
Antonio?
"I don't know. I'm in the locker room and I'll hear him yell from across the way, he just yells 'Antonio!' So, I don't know," Flynn said, sounding equally puzzled and amused. "I guess I'm Antonio to him."
Why does Lynch do that?
Good question. Flynn asked him, and he still isn't sure.
"I did, and he didn't really have a good explanation," Flynn said. "He just said I look like an Antonio to him. Next time [he's] on you've got to try to get an explanation for me."
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock also works for ESPN as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. He makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil, the new co-host of "Brock and Danny", is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
