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The NFL world reacts to Marshawn Lynch rejoining the Seahawks

Beast Mode is back.

Beast Mode is back.

Marshawn Lynch and the Seattle Seahawks agreed on a deal late Monday night that will bring him back to his former team for Week 17’s pivotal matchup with the San Francisco 49ers and then the playoffs.

This is all so wild and happened so quickly after the Seahawks lost their top two running backs – Chris Carson (hip) and CJ Prosise (arm) – in Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals.

Lynch played in Seattle for 5 1/2 seasons and helped lead the team to a Super Bowl title. He played six games for the Raiders last year and then stepped away from the game.

Now he’s back… and who knows how much he’ll be able to give the Seahawks on the field, though he has been working out to get ready. You have to believe that just his presence alone will pump up the team heading into a game that will decide the NFC West title.

Adam Schefter had the news:

Lynch’s agent tweeted a photo of the contract:

Apparently Lynch has been working out lately to be as ready as he can be:

Twitter reacted to the news:

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Seahawks re-sign Marshawn Lynch in preparation for 49ers

The Seahawks added a familiar face after injuries slammed their running back depth chart ahead of their showdown with the 49ers.

The Seahawks’ biggest losses Sunday to Arizona were announced after the game. Head coach Pete Carroll said both of Seattle’s top running backs, Chris Carson and CJ Prosise, are out for the season. This came on the heels of Seattle losing another top back, Rashaad Penny to a torn ACL vs. the Rams two weeks ago.

Seattle’s answer to their running back woes came in the form of a running back all-too familiar for 49ers fans. Marshawn Lynch is back in Seattle for Week 17 and beyond according to his agent:

Lynch last played in 2018 when he spent six games with the Raiders. The 33-year-old ran 90 times for 376 yards and three touchdowns a season ago. Now he’s back after nearly an entire season off.

The 11-year veteran is familiar with returning after a hiatus. He didn’t play in 2016 before returning to the Oakland Raiders in 2017 and 2018. Lynch was effective in 21 games with Oakland. He averaged 4.3 yards per carry on 297 attempts with 10 touchdowns on the ground.

It’s unclear how big his role will be after getting just a week of practice in, but his familiarity with quarterback Russell Wilson and head coach Pete Carroll should make him a quick enough study that he’ll see time against the 49ers.

San Francisco’s had trouble with Lynch in his career. He’s averaged 4.5 yards per attempt on 221 carries with seven touchdowns in 11 regular season games against the 49ers in his career.

However, he’ll be significantly less dangerous than he was in his prime, and the 49ers will likely see rookie sixth-round pick Travis Homer more often than they see Lynch.

Still, the man they call ‘Beast Mode’ being back in a Seahawks uniform will only electrify an already raucous crowd, and the 49ers will have to account for him when he is in the game.

Seattle also re-signed 2012 fourth-round pick Robert Turbin according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Turbin has also not been on a roster at all in 2019. He spent three years in Seattle, half a season each in Dallas and Cleveland, and three years in Indianapolis. He’s rushed for 3.8 yards per carry and nine touchdowns in 355 career carries.

The Beast is back: Seattle Seahawks sign running back Marshawn Lynch

Seattle Seahawks fans got an early Christmas present with the news the team has signed former superstar running back, Marshawn Lynch.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Seahawks fans, Seattle has officially signed running back Marshawn Lynch to the roster.

Lynch arrived in town for a visit and physical on Monday and coach Pete Carroll and the staff in the front office weren’t going to let him leave without a signed contract in hand.

The move, albeit a desperate one for Seattle, comes on the heels of the losses of both starter Chris Carson and backup running back C.J. Prosise, who suffered season-ending injuries in the Seahawks’ Week-16 loss to the Cardinals. Carson is now out for the year with a hip fracture, Prosise with a broken arm.

The Seahawks followed up with the most prudent move possible, re-signing superstar Lynch just in time for the team’s battle against the 49ers for the Week 17 showdown. No other bruising back in the league could give Seattle the boost it needs to win the division Sunday night.

Although Lynch might be over a year removed from a football field, there’s no one else Seattle fans would rather see on the field in the prime-time matchup.

Lynch and the Seahawks are set to square off against San Francisco on Dec. 29 at 5:20 p.m. PT.

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Seahawks sign former Seattle running back Robert Turbin to the roster

The Seahawks have signed former Seattle running back Robert Turbin to the roster following the injuries to Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise.

The Seahawks could be in for more than one reunion in the running back room this week. Marshawn Lynch, who is in town for a visit with the team, is currently undergoing a physical.

In the meantime, Seattle has signed former Seahawks running back Robert Turbin back to the roster according to a number of sources, including ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Turbin was originally selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft and spent three seasons in Seattle.

He will provide much-needed depth alongside rookie Travis Homer . . .  and Lynch, if he is able to reach an agreement in the near future.

Seattle has lost three running backs this season. Rashaad Penny was the first to fall with a torn ACL, and Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise suffered season-ending hip and arm injuries, respectively, on Sunday afternoon against the Cardinals.

Although the Seahawks have yet to announce the signing, Turbin posted a photo of himself in Seattle’s locker room on his Instagram account, confirming the move first-hand.

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Seahawks host 3 FA running backs for tryouts on Monday

Marshawn Lynch, Robert Turbin and C.J. Anderson all worked out for the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, along with five defensive tackles.

Marshawn Lynch was among a handful of players who worked out for the Seattle Seahawks at the team’s practice facility on Monday.

Joining Lynch was a pair of veteran running backs, Robert Turbin and C.J. Anderson, as well as a group of defensive tackles; Mike Hughes, Tomasi Laulile, Chris Nelson, Shakir Soto and Andrew Williams.

Seattle is looking to replace Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise, who each suffered season-ending injuries on Sunday against the Cardinals.

They are also looking for another defensive tackle to take Bryan Mone’s spot on the practice squad. Mone was promoted to the active roster to replace Al Woods, who was suspended four games for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing drugs.

Lynch’s visit was reported by Pete Carroll Monday morning on 710 ESPN’s morning radio show, and Turbin was in town last week for a visit as well. The two of them formed a running back tandem for the Seahawks from 2012-2014, winning a Super Bowl together in the 2013 season.

Anderson joined the Rams in the final two games of the regular season last year and tore up the 49ers in Week 17, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown.

Seattle would love for him do that two years in a row, and his recent success may make him a more practical solution for Seattle in the short-term.

The Seahawks are almost certainly going to sign two running backs this week, and it seems likely it will be some combination of the three that were in town on Monday.

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WATCH: Marshawn Lynch heads to Seattle to discuss possible Seahawks return

Per reports from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo, former Seahawk Marshawn Lynch is heading to Seattle to meet with the team about a return

The Seattle Seahawks are in desperate need of a running back after losing both Chris Carson (hip) and C.J. Prosise (broken arm) for the rest of the season Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.

So, per reports from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo, former Seahawk Marshawn Lynch is heading to Seattle to meet with the team about a return:

Mike Garafolo reported on Twitter: “The #Seahawks are badly in need of RB help and would welcome the chat about a return. We’ll see where this goes today.”

Lynch hasn’t suited up since October 2018, when he suffered a groin injury with the Oakland Raiders. Beast Mode was a fan favorite with the Seahawks, helping the franchise to its first-ever Super Bowl championship and racking up four of his five career Pro Bowl nods during his six seasons there.

Seattle Times reporter Bob Condotta says the team is likely to sign at least two running backs, and that C.J. Anderson and Robert Turbin are also in the mix.

A Marshawn Lynch reunion would give Seahawks shot in the arm

The Seattle Seahawks need a boost of energy and morale, along with help at running back. Marshawn Lynch would bring all that and more.

The Seattle Seahawks are limping into their crucial Week 17 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, a game that will determine who wins the NFC West.

Seattle is bruised, battered, dejected and worn down after an injury-ravaged, lackluster loss to the Cardinals in Week 16.

With health and spirits at an all-time low, the team needs some kind of shock to the system, a burst of energy, an injection of attitude, swagger and popularity to help pull them out of this funk and help them earn that final win of the regular season and an NFC West championship.

If they can get all that at once, and also get some help on the field at a key position of need, then what are they waiting for?

Well, in the case of trying to bring back veteran running back Marshawn Lynch, they aren’t waiting at all.

“He’ll be flying in here this morning and we’re going to give him a really good chance to come back and play for us,” coach Pete Carroll said of Lynch. “I’m fired up for it. He’s got some hoops he’s got to jump through here – physical and stuff like that – but he’s been working really hard. He’s really excited about the chance to do something and help out. I think it’s frickin great.”

It’s hard to know exactly what Lynch brings to the table from a football perspective. He last played on October 14, 2018 (against Seattle) and at age 33, there may not be much left in the tank.

But the Seahawks don’t need Lynch to come in and rush for 100 yards on 20 carries. Heck, they may bring him in as a backup to rookie Travis Homer.

Seattle needs an energy boost, and while there may be a Starbucks on every corner, adding Lynch is like chugging a Monster energy drink – which could be the key ingredient to beating San Francisco on Sunday night.

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Irish in the NFL: C.J. Prosise breaks arm, done for season

Former Notre Dame running back C.J. Prosise broke his arm for the Seattle Seahawks, and will be out the rest of the season.

Former Notre Dame running back C.J. Prosise, now with the Seattle Seahawks, suffered a broken arm on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals and will miss the rest of the season.

Prosise had four carries for 14 yards before exiting into the locker room and not returning.

Prosise has a lengthy injury history, which has hampered his career in Seattle, although he had managed to stay healthy all season in 2019.

Still, thanks to the Seahawks tandem of Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny, Prosise only garnered 23 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown, along with 10 receptions for 76 yards out of the backfield.

Carson, Penny and now Prosise are all out for the season however, forcing Seattle to consider coaxing Marshawn Lynch out of retirement for the final week of the regular season.

Coming up on free agency, it’s possible Prosise has played his final game in a Seattle uniform.

Prosise exploded his senior year at Notre Dame, rushing for over 1000 yards and 11 touchdowns. He had previously been more of a receiver, totaling nearly 900 yards receiving while in South Bend.

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Report: Marshawn Lynch could be back with Seahawks, and please let this happen

MAKE IT HAPPEN!

BEAST MODE! BACK! IN SEATTLE!? YES!!!

That’s basically the second-by-second reaction I had to the reports — first from the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and then from ESPN’s Adam Schefter — at the possibility that legendary running back Marshawn Lynch might sign with the Seahawks in time to face the 49ers in Week 17 and then play for the franchise in the playoffs.

Even head coach Pete Carroll is talking about it like it’s close to a possibility: “We’re going to give him a really good chance to come back and play for us.”

To which I say: PLEASE. Make this happen.

Lynch brings with him so much both on and off the field.

On it, we get a player who last played a down in 2018 and was still averaging 4.2 yards per carry for the Oakland Raiders. He’s going to be fresh for what could be a Seahawks playoff run on a team that likes to rush A LOT. You can bet that if Seattle wants to sign him to replace the injured Chris Carson, he’s in shape and will no doubt be his usual Beast Mode self, and that could mean he has the power to change a playoff game with one run:

He could break Twitter if he pulls off one of those.

Off the field: this tweet sums some of it up:

This could also mean we get some classic Lynch interviews with the media, which are endlessly entertaining:

We didn’t know it until Monday, but we NEED Marshawn Lynch back in a Seattle uniform for the playoffs.

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6 running backs the Seattle Seahawks could sign for Week 17

The Seattle Seahawks are already flying Marshawn Lynch in for a visit. Here are six other options they could look to sign as replacements.

Things went from bad to worse for the Seattle Seahawks after Sunday’s backbreaking 27-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, when it was announced postgame that both Chris Carson (hip) and C.J. Prosise (broken arm) are expected to miss the rest of the season.

With Rashaad Penny (ACL) already on the shelf, the Seahawks are down to just one healthy running back, rookie Travis Homer, on the active roster.

The team does have Xavier Turner, who played quite a bit with Seattle during the preseason, on the practice squad, but it’s pretty clear this team will need to find some veteran help on the free-agent market to help get them through their crucial Week 17 matchup with the 49ers, as well as their playoff games.

“We have to get to scrambling, Johnny’s [Schneider] got to get to work and figure out what we’re doing next,” coach Pete Carroll said immediately after the game. “That’s a lot of game for Homer to have to play by himself. So, obviously, we will make some moves here, and figure some stuff out.”

The Seahawks are flying former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch into town on Monday to visit. If he is healthy, both sides are interested in a reunion and an agreement could come together in short order.

However, Lynch may not be the only signing the team makes (if they sign him at all) and there are still plenty of other options the team could bring in alongside, or instead of, Beast Mode.

Here are six veteran free agent running backs, not including Lynch, who I believe will hear from Pete Carroll and/or John Schneider this week – and my opinion on why they would or wouldn’t be a good fit to sign with the team.

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