Marshawn Lynch’s agent denies reports of a new deal
By Andrew Ross
Marshawn Lynch still needs to decide his future for the upcoming season, and he isn’t guaranteed to remain in Seattle just yet.
It seems like the back-and-forth on if Marshawn Lynch will remain with the Seattle Seahawks has gone on since last offseason, and hopefully the conclusion to it all will come soon.
Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports announced Saturday that the star running back and the Seahawks came to an agreement on a new deal.
Marshawn Lynch has a new deal in place with the Seahawks according to league sources.
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) February 22, 2015
Would expect formalization of Lynch deal in coming days. Will include $12M in 1st year, $9M in 2nd year w/SEA aware he may retire after '15
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) February 22, 2015
Soon after these tweets, Lynch’s agent – Doug Hendrickson – responded on Twitter to say that his client has not agreed to any deal.
Contrary to reports there is no marshawn lynch deal.
— Doug Hendrickson (@DHendrickson41) February 22, 2015
Jason La Confora then responded accordingly.
Doug Hendrickson, agent for Marshawn Lynch, says "there is no deal done." I continue to hear SEA has offer on table that will result in deal
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) February 22, 2015
Obviously the statement from Lynch’s agent trumps all, but I don’t think the first report was all for not. Maybe the Seahawks are planning to offer Lynch that deal, but it just hasn’t happened yet.
I do know this: Lynch would have to accept that deal if Seattle does indeed offer it.
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There have been reports of Lynch considering retirement, but I’m sure a fat contract and one more shot at a Super Bowl would be enough to make the running back play another year.
Lynch’s current deal had him at an average of $7.5 million per year, and that was good for the fifth-highest contract of any running back this year. If he accepted the deal that is reportedly offered and he got $12 million next season, that would put him behind only Adrian Peterson for the highest-paid running back.
I would love to see Lynch back in Seattle for one more run. The talk about him retiring seemed a bit premature to me since Lynch was still so good last season: 1,306 yards rushing and 13 rushing touchdowns. Lynch’s touchdowns were tied with DeMarco Murray for the most in the league by a running back, and he also had the fourth-most rushing yards.
I have a feeling Lynch will actually be signing a deal very soon.
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