Marshawn Lynch Placed on Seahawks’ Reserve/Retired List

May 5, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

The Seattle Seahawks announced that they placed former running back Marshawn Lynch on the reserve/retired list Thursday, making his retirement more official, per John Boyle of the team's official website.
Lynch has not filled out his retirement papers yet, according to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. Gregg Bell of the News Tribune reported that the team opted to put him on the list before June 1, thereby choosing to pay all of Lynch's remaining $5 million this coming season. 
Bell noted that Seahawks general manager John Schneider appeared on Seattle’s KJR-AM radio station Tuesday and said Lynch does not have to file his retirement papers by June 1 for the team to place him on the reserve/retired list. Had the Seahawks done so after June 1, they "could have divided the cap charge equally between this year and next," per Bell.
Lynch took to Twitter during the Denver Broncos' victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 an...

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