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5 reasons Marshawn Lynch should stay retired

By John Buhler

Nov 22, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) sits on the bench during the fourth quarter of a 29-13 Seattle victory against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) sits on the bench during the fourth quarter of a 29-13 Seattle victory against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 18, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls (34) warms up before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at CenturyLink Field. Minnesota defeated Seattle, 18-11. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 18, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls (34) warms up before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at CenturyLink Field. Minnesota defeated Seattle, 18-11. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

4. He’s been replaced in Seattle

Lynch won’t be able to just walk into the Seahawks facility and get his job back. The Seahawks have appropriately replaced him with a larger workload for Thomas Rawls and Christine Michael this upcoming season.

Rawls was a top-10 fantasy running back in 2015 when Lynch appeared in only seven games for Seattle. Michael hasn’t played much in his short NFL career, but could see an Atlanta Falcons’ Michael Turner-type of surge in 2016 in an expanded role.

Lynch would have to be a third option at tailback for the Seahawks. Yes, he knows offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell’s system well, but would Lynch be willing to leave his ego at the door for a tertiary role in a Seahawks team that has already moved on from him?

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