The twin pillars of the Raiders’ recent success on the field expressed excitement to be practicing alongside Marshawn Lynch.
While the running back may or may not join quarterback Derek Carr and defensive whiz Khalil Mack as centerpieces of a Super Bowl champion, Lynch certainly has ingratiated himself with those to Raiders stars.
Carr described his relationship with Lynch while speaking with media Tuesday.
“Oh yeah, he’s definitely made a lot of jokes towards me, especially about some bad throws that I’ve had … but that’s just how he is,” Carr said. “He likes to talk trash and things like that. But at the same time, it’s kinda like the big brother thing — no one else better do it. ’cause he’ll take care of it.”
That bond began immediately, Carr added, even though the two talked for “maybe a total of 10 seconds” before Lynch joined the Raiders.
“I know for a fact he has my back no matter what,” Carr said. “Right away I could just feel it from him. There was no feeling out process or anything, I just knew. He’s told me multiple times that he does. To have that as quarterback is big, because he’s my last line of defense picking up blitzes. He’s the one fighting for those extra yards to move the chains for us. He’s just a loyal guy.”
Mack showed a similar enthusiasm during an interview Friday with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith on ESPN’s SportsCenter.
“Oh man, you talk about the energy he brings…” Mack began, via Raiders.com. “He’s not even practicing right now, but he’s on the field with the running backs, talking trash. And we love it. We love it, man. We love seeing him out there. It’s fun having that experience and his personality in itself is just one of those things that’s more surprising that anything saying what kind of teammate he is. It’s exciting.”
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