Yesterday was Super Bowl 2015 media day. The players on the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks gave interviews to various members of the press. Marshawn Lynch has a now well-know reputation of not wanting to speak to the media. He reportedly feels this way due to his experiences in childhood and the way he felt then when he was repeatedly made to do something.
Lynch was fined $50,000 by the NFL for refusing to speak to members of the media through much of the 2013 season. The Seattle running back was again fined on 19 November 2014 for once again not talking to the media. On 21 December 2014, he then resorted to a different tactic wherein he answered, "I appreciate you asking" or "Thanks for asking" to all but a few during post-game interviews after the Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals.
Yesterday Marshawn used a different answer - when he responded to every question of the nearly five minute interview with, "I'm here so I won't get fined". Throughout the whole Q & A session, "Beast Mode" used some very distinctive nonverbal tells - some of which are discussed here.
Lynch repeatedly displayed an "Inward Lip Roll" (ILR) followed by a "Tongue Jut" (aka "Lizard Tongue"). Most of these occurred in clustered-pairs and in rapid succession (five of these body language pairings are imaged below). An inward lip roll occurs when the psyche deviates significantly from baseline and the emotional mind is trying to suppress both the outward display of stronger emotions as well as a similar inward crescendo and even the appearance of yet stronger emotions. The emotional states associated with an ILR display are usually negative, but not always.
In the body language context of this interview, Marshawn Lynch's tongue jut can be thought of as a manifestation of self-incrimination - e.g., "I've been bad" or "I just got caught" or "I just did something foolish".
See also:
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3082: Bill Belichick, Deflategate & Lip Smacking
Negotiation Secret No. 47: Pete Carroll's Jaw Jut and Mid-face Tightening
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2606: Brett Farve Displays Body Language of Fear about any Son Playing Football
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2856: Coleen Rooney (Wayne Rooney's Wife) at England's 2-1 Loss to Uruguay - What Emotions? - Body Language Tells
Nonverbal Communication Quiz-Analysis No. 2637: Nelson Mandela Memorial Interpreter (Thamsanqa Jantjie) ... What Does His Body Language Say?
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2821: Sara Bareilles, A Broken Wing, Emotional Comfort, and High Heels - Body Language Tells
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2783: Hillary Clinton asked again about 2016
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2875: Eugenie Bouchard, Wimbledon and Tongues - Body Language Nuance
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