Report: Lynch won't have to pay $75,000 fine as long as he talks to media in future

SEATTLE -- Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch reached an agreement with the NFL Thursday over a $75,000 fine for not talking to the media after the NFC Championship game, multiple media outlets reported.

Under terms of his settlement, Lynch won't have to pay the fine as long as he agrees to talk to the media going forward, ESPN said.  If he fails to comply, the fine will be reinstated, according to multiple reports.

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network tweeted that Lynch's appeal hearing for his fine was cancelled Thursday morning. Rapoport said the meeting was canceled after a settlement was reached.

The league levied the fine against Lynch after the NFC Championship game, but it was largely unreported until seven months later.

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio first reported the fine on Tuesday citing a league source.

“If you don’t recall hearing about a $75,000 fine imposed on Lynch for not talking to the media after the NFC Championship Game, there’s a good reason for that,” Florio wrote on NBCSports.com. “The fine had never been previously reported nor disclosed.”

We already knew Lynch had been fined $20,000 for grabbing his crotch after scoring a touchdown in that game.

At the time, ESPN’s Adam Schefter said the NFL was considering imposing an additional fine for not speaking to the media, but no such fine was ever reported.