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The Seahawks signed former running back Marshawn Lynch to a one-year deal Monday night that will extend only through this season, according to multiple reports.
Head coach Pete Carroll said earlier in the day that Seattle was bringing in the 33-year-old Lynch for a physical, with his playoff-bound team in desperate need of running backs after Chris Carson (hip) and C.J. Prosise (arm) both suffered season-ending injuries in Sunday’s 27-13 loss to Arizona.
Lynch has not played in more than a year. His last game was Week 6 of last season with the Raiders before a core injury ended his season.
The best stretch of Lynch’s career came during his six seasons in Seattle. He arrived via trade from Buffalo early in the 2010 season and became the face of a franchise filled with stars during his time. Sometimes difficult to deal with, but almost always productive on the field, Lynch rushed for 6,347 yards and 57 touchdowns in the regular season during his time in Seattle.
Lynch will always be remembered for his touchdown run in the 2010 playoffs against New Orleans that helped coined the nickname “Beast Mode.” It was the top of the long list of highlights with the Seahawks.
“My relationship with him, it was really fun for me for the most part,” Carroll said. “There were some hard times with it because he challenged the system so much. He challenged so many different aspects — the things with the media and all those kinds of things — he was hard on the regular routine of this job in some regards, but he always played and he’d always bring it and I loved the spirit that he’d bring and the toughness he brought. He’s a very charismatic person and player and he affected a lot of people and he affected this program in a big way.”
Ultimately, Seattle needs production and that will be the big question with Lynch.
Lynch averaged 4.2 yards per carry and 62.7 yards per game before getting injured last season. The Seahawks would take that kind of production to help make up for the loss of Carson, who finished the year with a career-high 1,230 yards and 4.4 yards per attempt.
