Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has explained to the media why he has refused to answer their questions during the run-up to the Super Bowl.
Lynch repeated the same sentence 29 times on media day as he said "I'm just here so I won't get fined" for four-and-a-half minutes, and continued to blank out questions while delivering a monologue before delving into silence on Thursday.
He said: "Hey look, I mean all week, I told you all what is up. And For some reason reason you all continue to come back and did the same thing y'all did. I don't know what story you all trying to get out of me. I don't know what image you're trying to portray of me.
"It doesn't matter what you all think, what y'all say about me. Because when I go home at night, the same people that I look in the face my family, that I love, that's all that matters to me. So y'all can go and make up what whatever you'll want to make up because I don't say enough to go and put anything out on me.
"But, I'll come to you'll event, and you'll shove cameras and microphones down my throat. But when I'm at home in my environment, I don't see you'll. But you'll mad at me. And if you'll ain't mad at me, then what you'll here for."
He added: "I ain't got nothing for you. I'm here preparing for a game. I understand you're here to ask questions, which is understandable, I can get down with that."
Lynch was fined $100,000 (£66,588) earlier in the season for refusing to speak to the media.
