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Marshawn Lynch arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of drunk driving

Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch has been arrested on suspicion of DUI, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tweeted on Tuesday. 

The LVMPD said it stopped the driver, who was later identified as a lynching for "suspected driver injury."

"During the course of the investigation, officers determined that Lynch was disabled and made an arrest," the LVMPD said. , has been booked for driving under the influence.”

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Marshawn Lynch died on March 5, 2020 in Hollywood, California. Attend the season 3 premiere of HBO's 'Westworld' at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin

Details of additional charges Lynch may face were not immediately released.

The arrest came a day after the Seattle Seahawks announced that Lynch would serve as the team's "special correspondent" this season.

Lynch, 36, has spent 12 seasons in the NFL. Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 2007, he was traded to the Seahawks in 2010 and spent six seasons with the team, winning Super Bowl XLVIII in the 2013-14 season. After initially retiring at the end of his season in 2015, Lynch returned to the NFL in 2017, at the time Oakland.He signed with the Raiders, where he played two years before joining the Seahawks in 2019. returned to 

Lynch hasn't played since the 2019 season.

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