With millions of viewers watching the Broncos and Panthers duke it out in Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium, Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, one year removed from his own Super Bowl anguish, found a way to catch the attention of football fans without even playing.
Lynch, 29, tweeted a picture of his neon green cleats hanging in the sky by electrical lines. With the picture, Lynch added a peace sign emoji.
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Earlier on Sunday, reports surfaced Lynch has informed people close to him that he plans to retire.
His Seattle teammates are reportedly trying to talk him out of it.
However, the front office feels differently than the players.
"We feel like we are ready to move forward," Seahawks general manager John Schneider said on KJRA-AM 950 radio, via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times.
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"Moving on kind of seems like, 'OK we are just passing this guy off to the side.' We recognize what he has done for the organization. So again, we are going to try to handle it as properly as we can so we want to make sure that he is in the right frame of mind and he’s making the correct decision for himself."
Lynch is a five-time Pro Bowler and one-time first-team All-Pro. He rushed for 5,357 yards and 48 touchdowns from 2011-2014, while also reeling in 124 passes for 1,091 receiving yards and eight more touchdowns.
The Oakland native opened a Beast Mode retail store in Oakland on Friday.
Lynch played three years at Cal before being drafted with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He has rushed for 9,112 yards and 74 touchdowns in his nine-year NFL career.
After his cryptic message, Lynch's Seattle teammates took to Twitter.