NFL Rumors: Seahawks Activate 'Beast Mode', Old Running Backs Returning

KEY POINTS

Marshawn Lynch is returning to NFL action for the beleaguered Seattle Seahawks
Lynch will play only this NFL season for Seattle
Robert Turbin could be another returning running back for the Seahawks

In desperate need of help, the Seattle Seahawks have turned to an old hand to help their NFL campaign. Marshawn Lynch, idle since Week 6 of last season when he was still with the Oakland Raiders, has come to terms with the team and will suit up against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC-West clash this coming Sunday.

Seattle found itself in desperate need of running backs following season-ending injuries to Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise. Adam Scheffler of ESPN confirmed via Twitter that the Seahawks and Lynch agreed although it was purely for this season alone. This means, "Beast Mode" will be back only for Week 17 and the postseason.

Beastmode officially is back in Seattle. Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks have an agreement, and Seattle has a new RB to line up against SF during Sunday night’s NFC-West-deciding showdown.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 24, 2019

Lynch made a name for himself as one of the NFL's best running backs when he was still in Seattle. He appeared in only six games for the Raiders. He suffered a groin injury on Oct. 22, 2018, and eventually retired (second time) when the NFL season came to a close.

The 33-year-old is best known for leading the Seahawks to victory in Super Bowl XLVIII. Head coach Pete Carroll is hoping that Lynch still has enough left in the tank to help Seattle.

Being out for so long, there are questions on the conditioning of the five-time Pro Bowler. But according to Carroll in a report from the Los Angeles Times, Lynch is in good shape.

“He challenged so many different aspects — the things with the media and all those kinds of things — he was hard on the regular routine of this job in some regards, but he always played and he’d always bring it and I loved the spirit that he’d bring and the toughness he brought," said the 68-year-old coach.

The last time he played, Lynch averaged 4.2 yards per carry and 62.7 yards a game. Considering the dilemma they are in, those are numbers that the Seahawks could benefit from.

Further, it appears Lynch is not the only one making a return to Seattle. Another former running back, Robert Turbin hinted through a picture from the Seahawks locker room on Instagram recently. There is no confirmation as of yet although the 30-year-old reportedly came for a workout last week. Turbin was Lynch's backup during the 2012-14 NFL season.