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Eagles potential Wild Card opponent to meet with Marshawn Lynch after losing both RB’s to injury

Seahawks could sign Marshawn Lynch for the playoff run

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The Seattle Seahawks will meet the San Francisco 49ers next Sunday night, with the NFC West title on the line. The Seahawks could find themselves as the No. 5 seed and that would mean a trip east to play either the Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys.

If the Eagles defeat the Giants or the Cowboys lose to the Redskins, Philadelphia will be NFC East champs.

Whoever meets Seattle will find the Seahawks a bit banged up after tailback Chris Carson, who departed with a hip injury in the second quarter was deemed out for the season. Seattle also lost backup C.J. Prosise for the season with a broken arm.

With only rookie Travis Homer at tailback, the Seahawks are set to meet with Marshawn Lynch per ESPN.com.

Lynch, 33, rushed for 376 yards and three touchdowns in six games with the Raiders last season.

Seattle is already missing four starters, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (core), cornerback Shaquill Griffin (hamstring), free safety Quandre Diggs (ankle) and left tackle Duane Brown (knee/biceps) have all been out.

Chris Carson breaks 1000 yards rushing in back to back seasons

For the second season in a row, Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson has logged over 1000 yards rushing.

Running back Chris Carson recently hit a very important milestone. After his performance in Los Angeles, Carson became just the sixth Seattle Seahawks back to rush for over 1000 yards in consecutive seasons and the first to do so since Marshawn Lynch.

Against the Rams, Carson logged 76 yards on 15 carries to total 1,057 rushing yards on the year. Carson has also managed a career-high 35 catches for 242 receiving yards in 2019. Last season, the young back finished with 1,151 yards on the ground.

“I had goals for myself, and one of them was to hit 1,000 yards,” Carson told reporters Wednesday. “I would have liked to get the win of course. But, it’s a blessing. A lot of people tell me to take advantage of that, it doesn’t happen a lot. To hit it in back-to-back seasons means a lot.”

With backup running back Rashaad Penny now out for the year with an ACL injury, Carson will need to rely on C.J. Prosise and Travis Homer to help him shoulder the load.

Carson’s next chance to add to his numbers is this Sunday in Carolina when the Seahawks kick off against the Panthers in Week 15.

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Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman exchange jerseys post-game

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and San Francisco 49ers defensive back Richard Sherman exchanged jerseys postgame on Monday.

The Seattle Seahawks won a thriller in Santa Clara on Monday night, beating the undefeated San Francisco 49ers in overtime, 27-24.

The battles between these two teams go back a long way, but perhaps the most important player in this rivalry is Richard Sherman, who had the infamous tipped pass in the NFC championship game that resulted in an interception and a win for the Seahawks. Seattle, of course, won the Super Bowl two weeks later.

Sherman eventually joined forces with the 49ers after getting released by Seattle, and has since drummed up controversy regarding his relationship with coach Pete Carroll and Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson.

While Monday’s game featured plenty of theatrics, it was a post-game moment that caught many people’s attention: Wilson and Sherman, embraced in a hug, exchanging their jerseys.

Sherman has long been an outspoken figure in the NFL, and many of his comments criticized coach Carroll’s alleged favoritism of Wilson over other — more outspoken — players on the Super Bowl-winning team, including Marshawn Lynch.

However, it appears Wilson and Sherman were able to bury the hatchet, a great sign of maturity for both players.

“Good moment, really good moment,” Carroll said on 710 ESPN Tuesday morning. “These guys are growing up. They’ve arrived, they’re real legitimate factors in this league. To demonstrate that kind of character and class is really what you hope to see.”

The Seahawks and 49ers will meet again in Week 17, this time in Seattle. That game could have serious playoff implications depending on how these two teams do down the stretch, but regardless it should be another fun, exciting game of football from two of the best in the NFL.

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