MikeRob reiterates that Marshawn Lynch may retire

By CM Towle | Feb 13, 2015

Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) on the field during the first quarter against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

Former Seattle Seahawks running back and best friend of Marshawn Lynch, reiterates that the reticent running back may retire from the NFL.

The biggest offseason issue for the Seahawks initially appeared to be quarterback Russell Wilson’s likely new contract, but of late, the bigger issue seems to be whether Marshawn Lynch plans to retire or wants to negotiate a new deal with Seattle. No one seems to know what he’s thinking. Not his team, not the people closest to him. One of those people is former Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson.

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“I don’t know,” Robinson said, via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. “I don’t think Marshawn knows yet. . . I don’t know what a timeline is, guys. I would guess that Marshawn doesn’t even really know what a timeline is. Probably going to be a feel thing and we’ll just see like everybody else.”

Robinson most recently appeared on Seattle’s 710 ESPN radio, where he said that he still has no idea whether Lynch will play the 2015 season, and according to a story by Pro Football Talk, Robinson had just spoken to Lynch before the interview.

The issue for the Seahawks is obviously that they need to know soon whether Lynch wants to play or not. Besides Wilson, they also want to lock up linebacker Bobby Wagner and find out if they have enough to hold on to cornerback Byron Maxwell besides. They have two other young running backs in Christine Michael and Robert Turbin, but the sense is that the organization doesn’t have complete faith in them as the starters going forward.

The question for Lynch is whether he wants to return $1.5 million in prorated bonus money, which he will immediately owe the Seahawks if he decides to retire.

“Has he had enough football? You can’t ask him that right after the season because your body is telling you ‘yes’,” Robinson said. “Right now you just have to let him wait it out, see how the off-season goes, let him get his body right again, and then you will see if he wants to come back or not.” (via Pro Football Talk)

Maybe Lynch is legitimately considering retirement and not orchestrating a big-time misdirection. However, you would think that it would be in both his and the Seahawks best interests to have a decision before March 10 and the start of the new league year.

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