RENTON — John Turbin dug through the back of his closest Tuesday morning and found the size XL No. 24 Seahawks jersey he had hidden away a few years ago, shortly after Seattle’s iconic running back, Marshawn Lynch, left the team.
The jersey doesn’t fit like it used to — that’s a good thing, after Turbin shed some 50 pounds — but it just feels right, doesn’t it?
“This (jersey) was out of the rotation for awhile,” said Turbin, a Renton resident and lifelong Seahawks fan. “It’s back in now.”
Beast Mode is back too, and few athletes in Seattle sports history have galvanized a city quite like Lynch has after he came out of semi-retirement to sign with the Seahawks on Monday.