Yes, that was Marshawn Lynch you saw during the Westworld season 3 premiere on HBO. The NFL running back went Beast Mode too.
If Marshawn Lynch is retired for good from the NFL, he might be ready to take on Hollywood.
Yes, that was Lynch you saw in the Westworld season 3 premiere. If you missed the Westworld season 3 trailer, he made a brief cameo at the 55-second mark that had NFL fans and TV fans wondering what Beast Mode is doing in the HBO series.
After watching the season premiere on Sunday night, I’m still a little unsure what he’s exactly doing in the world of Westworld, but I can tell you, I’m definitely intrigued to find out more. And unlike his previous TV roles on The League and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Lynch is not playing himself.
Lynch plays a character named G and according to an HBO spokesperson, has a fun and substantial role, so that sounds promising. His character teams up with Lena Waithe and Aaron Paul to pull off a bit of a little heist to score a payday. It’s not clear if he’s a villain or a hero or somewhere in between.
The show is set in 2058 and the line does get blurry in this show between good guy, bad guy and guy just trying to survive.
Lynch tweeted about his excitement in the upcoming season in February.
Nicknamed Beast Mode for his physical and punishing running style, Lynch’s character in Westworld mirrors his personal style of not being a man of many words.
However, Lynch’s character was in a position where he had to get a little physical with another character who was delirious.
The former Bills, Seahawks, Raiders and Seahawks again running back came out of his second retirement at the end of last year to help the Seahawks for their playoff push after injuries decimated their backfield.
It’s unclear if Lynch will be back in the NFL this year or not, but it’s probably a safe bet to say Lynch is retired, but if a team gives him a call in Week 17 for a playoff run, he may be ready to take that call.
In the meantime, he’s got a budding acting career to worry about. Depending on the fate of his character in season 3, perhaps we’ll see Lynch back in season 4 of the sci-fi HBO series.
You can watch Lynch in Westworld on Sunday nights on HBO at 9 p.m. ET.