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Marshawn Lynch wanted to play for Packers

We're not sure 58-year-old Lambeau Field could have handled a Beast Quake, but Marshawn Lynch wanted to test the legendary stadium.

Former Packers tight end Jermichael Finley revealed Monday on the Two Deep NFL Podcast that if Lynch had his way, the running back would have been traded to Green Bay in 2010.

"We were running off the field — it was halftime," Finley said of the interaction during the Packers' Week 2 matchup against the Bills that season. "Me and (Aaron) Rodgers were running to the locker room and Lynch came and hit us on the shoulder and was like, 'Tell (Packers GM) Ted Thompson to come get me.