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University of California running back Marshawn Lynch looks like many of today's stylish athletes: sculpted body, braids, fashionable dental grille. But to truly understand him, according to teammate Justin Forsett, you must see him from behind, shirtless.
There, across his shoulders, the tattooed words stretch from shoulder blade to shoulder blade: "Mama's Boy."
"Oh, he's definitely a mama's boy," Forsett says. "They're like friends, as well as being mother and son."
Says Lynch: "That's what I am. I'm a mama's boy at heart. I ain't afraid to show it."
When Lynch's mother, Delisa, first saw the ink, she had mixed emotions. "Oh, baby, I bet that hurt," she said. "But … it's so beautiful!"
There, across his shoulders, the tattooed words stretch from shoulder blade to shoulder blade: "Mama's Boy."
"Oh, he's definitely a mama's boy," Forsett says. "They're like friends, as well as being mother and son."
Says Lynch: "That's what I am. I'm a mama's boy at heart. I ain't afraid to show it."
When Lynch's mother, Delisa, first saw the ink, she had mixed emotions. "Oh, baby, I bet that hurt," she said. "But … it's so beautiful!"
