Marshawn Lynch Wears Gold Cleats During Super Bowl XLIX Warm-Ups

During Super Bowl XLIX warm-ups, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch finds himself at the center of attention once again.

In the week leading up to the 2015 NFC Championship Game, it was leaked that Beast Mode was planning to wear gold cleats during the game. Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, via Pro Football Talk's Curtis Crabtree, reported on game day that the NFL threatened to eject Lynch if he tried to wear gold cleats during the game, so Beast Mode wore green cleats instead.

Now, following a controversial week at the podium, Lynch may be looking to test his luck on football's biggest stage.

Seahawks running back Christine Michael posted a picture on Instagram a couple of hours before Super Bowl XLIX got underway that showed off both his (right) and Lynch's (left) cleats:

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Sure enough, Lynch was wearing gold cleats during pregame.

Fox Sports 1's Mike Garafolo provided an update on the situation about an hour before kickoff:

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Per Garafolo, Lynch switched cleats before the game:

[Christine Michael]