Marshawn Lynch coming out of retirement to rejoin the Seahawks may sound preposterous, but to fans and media in Seattle it sounds much better than relying on a fourth-string running back as a showdown with the 49ers and the playoffs loom.
Not long after the Seahawks lost star running back Chris Carson (hip) and backup C.J. Prosise (broken arm) to perhaps season-ending injuries in Sunday’s loss to Arizona, folks in the Northwest began to clamor for the return of “Beast Mode.”
From all indications, trying to coax the 33-year-old Lynch out of retirement is still just a grassroots movement and not something Seattle general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll have pursued.