No, read what they have said. He has their support because they know why he does it and believe in his reasoning. He doesn't want the spotlight on him, but the NFL media does, so they would be bothering him no matter what he says or doesn't say.

Compared to the NFL's biggest names in reporting? Absolutely. You'd never see Peter King, Gregggggggggggggg Easterbrook, Adam Schefter, Pete Prisco, Albert Breer, etc. go after Goodell with knives out.

No, that's the NFL media's prerogative. He has the public support of his team, the coaches, and the owner with how he handles the media. At this point the NFL media has made it a faux-controversy because they feel slighted by a star player not answering to them.

Are you kidding? The NFL media is feeding off of this. This is better for them than if he gave the same tired answers. The NFL media isn't going to lose either way—he suddenly starts talking and they'll have articles about his change of heart; he stays silent they continue to write articles and thinkpieces on why he…

Nice! The Double Door is a great venue.

I can't agree with this at all. He's more than capable of giving good interviews and does when it comes to things that matter. Look at how he talks about his charity work or his relationship with Oakland. He's not comfortable putting the focus on himself for a team's actions, per his quote that I posted downthread.…

Lynch will talk to reporters. He's very close to Michael Silver of NFL.com. He's given his reasons for not talking to most reporters, though:

HI THIS IS BETTER THAN THE SUPER BOWL WILL BE. MARSHAWN LYNCH AND GRONK PLAY MORTAL KOMBAT WITH CONAN.

We just got tickets to the Jesus and Mary Chain!

I might be planning to do some work at some point today!

HOW WOULD I KNOW HOW TO BE A GOOD GUY WITHOUT GOOD GUY GREG, HUH?

2001 was a long time ago.

Oh boy we get to watch Kevin Spacey poop in a box and also be a cat!

I constantly forget about them for some reason.

I'm just going to see Andrew Jackson Jihad :(

SO HERE I AM

Also the Nation of Ulysses!

Affection for really, really bad puns and checkered print?

The only ska-punk that matters is Choking Victim / Leftöver Crack.

Or you could follow my survival tip—only go outside when absolutely necessary.