Ex-NFL Star Cast As Major Villain for AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel has announced that NFL football player turned actor Matt Willig has been cast as the Inhuman Lash for Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Created by Charles Soule and Joe Madureira, in comic books Lash is one of the crop of new Inhumans that sprang up when the Terrigen Mists were released across the globe at the end of Infinity.

In the casting announcement for Willig as Lash, Marvel describes the character on the show as "a monstrous Inhuman whose loyalties remain ambiguous."

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3 premieres September 29 on ABC.