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Marshawn Lynch’s Back Pain Could Influence Retirement

By Josh Sanchez

November 27, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) runs the football against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver (29) during the second quarter at Levi
November 27, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) runs the football against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver (29) during the second quarter at Levi /
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Reports surfaced on Sunday morning that Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch could be weighing retirement. Back pain could play a factor in his big decision. 

On Sunday morning, there were reports that Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has been privately weighing retirement.

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Lynch would prefer to leave football on his own terms and reportedly considered retirement when the Seahawks won the Super Bowl at the end of last season, but he ultimately returned after receiving a slight pay raise following a brief holdout.

That retirement consideration is still there for Marshawn Lynch, however, and he could hang up his cleats at the end of the season.

Part of the reason for Lynch walking away from the NFL now is back pain which is caused by compressed cartilage in his spinal cord.

From Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network:

"One issue for Lynch is health-related. He’s missed just one game in the last four years, but he has battled back pain throughout. Thanks to countless hits over the course of his career, the cartilage in his spinal cord is compressed, which brings him discomfort. That’s just one factor as he ponders his future."

Compressed cartilage in your spinal cord doesn’t seem like an ideal situation, so it would be hard to blame Lynch for walking away.

Another thing we know is that Marshawn Lynch does whatever he wants and he is not afraid to be different, so it would only be appropriate for him to retire the same way.

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