Who knows what these guys would be doing if they weren't playing professional football.
IMO, Lynch has a professional obligation to honor the shield and the league and fans who have provided him with the privilege and honor to make the kind of living he does. Humility and gratitude is in order here for what he has been given. Part of meeting that responsibility is answering questions from the media who are covering the sport. If it weren't for the media and the millions of dollars they pay to cover the sport and broadcast the games, he wouldn't have the opportunity to make the money he does.
The media also keeps the fans and the public informed about what's going on with the players, the coaches, the teams, and the league. So, he should humbly and gratefully do anything they ask him to do. Most of the media tries to cover the sport in a fair, entertaining, informative, and unbiased way. Yes...you get some that go off the reservation sometimes to get a "scoop" and do a sensational story...but the majority of them are just doing their jobs. Lynch is a first class jerk. It appears that several on the Seahawks can't keep their mouths shut like Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, and Doug Baldwin.
I am not a fan of either team...but combine the way the Seahawks "behave" with the fact that the majority of Deflate-gate is a joke and the Patriots appear to be getting persecuted unfairly...and I think the majority of the country has been polarized to pull for the Patriots. Count me in that group.
BTW, why is not more being talked about the fact that the Seahawks have been fined over $300K for PED use?
Certainly, that is a greater form of cheating than a bunch of balls that have a little less air in them. Just saying.