“If you could write the ideal story as far as the a year ago of his career if he played again, come back to Oakland”, Hendrickson said. “I enjoyed my time playin'”. But the reality is he told me he’s done.
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“I don’t put anything past him”, Sherman said in May.
Lynch returning isn’t as simple as him just taking the cleats off the telephone line and putting them back on his feet, though.
He also made it clear he wasn’t interested in a return during an interview with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated.
The Seahawks are pretty set at running back right now, but if Thomas Rawls or Christine Michael start to struggle through the early portion of the season, the team might welcome Lynch back with open arms.
Right now, the Seahawks aren’t paying him anything because he’s on the reserve-retired list.
Lynch was due to make $9 million this season.
If Lynch returns before the trade deadline, which comes on the Tuesday after Week Eight, Lynch would become a free agent, if released.
Unfortunately, an abdomen injury limited him to just seven games during the 2015 season.
Hendrickson mentioning Oakland seemed to confirm long-held rumors that if Lynch were to play somewhere other than Seattle he would like to do so for the Raiders.
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Seahawks general manager John Schneider also sounded unsure when he was asked in May if he thought Lynch would stay retired.
