19 words is like a record for this Super Star

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Merry New Year: Marshawn Lynch says 19 words to media before exiting

Fresh off signing a deal to end his retirement one more time and join the Seahawks after injuries ravaged their running back depth chart, the veteran running back held his first official news conference with the team on Tuesday.

All it took was one question for Lynch to call it a day.

A transcript of the exchange:

What brought you back this time-

Happy holidays, Merry New Year, y’all have a great day. It’s a great feeling to be back. Thank you.

Lynch ain’t wrong. He is definitely back, though 19 words is more than double the word count of “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” He’ll have to work on that before we can really say he’s back in prime form.

In the meantime, we can just marvel at Lynch’s newest catchphrase, “Merry New Year.”