The
Seattle Seahawks can keep
Marshawn Lynch under contract for next season at $5 million with an $8.5 million salary-cap hit. However, it was
reported last week that the team is prepared to give him a handsome contract extension to keep them together for the long term.
Of course, that presumes that Lynch wants to continue playing football, which doesn't appear to be a certainty.
"On Thursday,"
wrote Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, "I posed a simple question to a source with direct knowledge of Lynch’s mindset: What is the percentage chance he plays next season?
“'Not sure yet' was the response."
The mercurial running back may force his way out of Seattle, if he is unhappy there and still wants to play. Or he could retire or re-sign. Really all options appear to be on the table.
One thing is for certain, the Seahawks need him back in 2015: