RENTON, Wash. - While Seattle Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls was going through eight months of rehab following a season-ending ankle injury, one former teammate he's had in his corner is Marshawn Lynch.
"A lot of encouragement," Rawls said. "He's been having my back for a long time now and just making sure I'm in really good spirits.
"I took a lot from him, just how he approached the game from the mental part and just leading me off the field as far as different things as far as being in the NFL or making business decisions or talking to different people or trying to help me get a regimen of taking care of my body as a rookie.