Share this: Marshawn Lynch hasn’t played in an NFL game since January 2016, but the powerful running back doesn’t look like he’s very rusty. Lynch looked like his old “Beast Mode” self during Oakland Raiders practice Monday, showcasing sharp cuts and impressive burst. Granted, it’s only practice, but the Raiders have to like what they see from Lynch after his brief retirement. Lynch originally called it quits on his football career after the Seattle Seahawks were bounced from the playoffs in the 2015 season. After sitting out the entire 2016 campaign, the 31-year-old announced his NFL comeback and was traded to Oakland along with Seattle’s sixth-round pick in exchange for the Raiders’ 2018 fifth-round selection on April 26. The Bay Area native signed a two-year,
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Acquiring Marshawn Lynch Could Be Costly, Complicated For Patriots
Share this: Patriots fans celebrated the thought of Marshawn Lynch manning the backfield of their favorite team Monday when the Boston Herald’s Jeff Howe reported the running back has privately expressed interest in joining New England. Lynch to the Patriots sounds pretty appealing on paper, right? “Beast Mode” was one of the NFL’s premier running backs before retiring after the 2015 season despite a slightly down, injury-prone final season, in which he carried the ball 111 times for 417 yards with three touchdowns in seven games. But it could be an expensive and complicated process to get Lynch in the Flying Elvis helmet. Lynch would still be under contract with the Seattle Seahawks if he truly decides to unretire. His 2017 salary would be $9 million,