‘It would have been nice to hear Lynch’s take on the afternoon, but that’s his choice. He’s not the first player to withdraw from the spotlight. The offensive linemen on the Denver Broncos have declined interview requests for years. But the day will come when he’s summoned to the podium and forced to comply with NFL rules regarding dealings with the media. And on that day he’ll encounter the questions he could have been done with at the start of training camp instead of prolonging the inevitable.’