Marshawn Lynch, a former NFL running back and Super Bowl champion, was detained on Tuesday on suspicion of DUI, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Just north of the famous Las Vegas Strip, at Fairfield Avenue and West Utah Avenue, responding officers stopped Lynch and determined he was intoxicated, according to the department. According to the police, he was detained, taken to the Las Vegas city jail, and booked.
Tuesday saw the release of Lynch’s booking image via the City of Las Vegas’ official Twitter account.
Marshawn Lynch was hired by his old team as a special reporter on Monday, the Seattle Seahawks revealed, to generate new content for a variety of projects.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the notification was no longer available on the team’s website.
Lynch, known as “Beast Mode” for his savage, physical rushing style, competed in the NFL for 12 seasons until helping the Seahawks win Super Bowl XLVIII in February 2014.
After having played for the Seahawks, Raiders, and Buffalo Bills, Lynch announced his retirement in 2019. When Lynch attended the University of California, Berkeley, he excelled as a tailback.
Marshawn Lynch is well recognized for his civic engagement in his native Oakland, California, where he co-founded the Fam 1st Family Foundation to fund juvenile initiatives in the region.