Written by Paul Gutierrez at ESPN.com
Marshawn Lynch is set to come out of retirement after the Raiders and Seahawks agreed to a trade that allows the running back to play in Oakland, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Lynch and the Raiders have an agreement for a two-year contract in place, according to league sources, and he is at Oakland’s training facility Wednesday to take a physical. Assuming he passes, the Raiders and Seahawks are expected to finalize the swap that would send Lynch to his hometown of Oakland.
“It’s getting done,” said one source with knowledge of the situation.
Lynch, who retired after the 2015 season, was born and raised in Oakland. The Raiders will play there for at least the next two seasons before moving to Las Vegas.
The NFL Network first reported the Raiders-Seahawks agreement for a trade.
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said he was looking forward to Lynch joining the Raiders.
“He’s one heck of a football player, and I hope to play with him. … Of course, anyone would want Marshawn Lynch, any quarterback in the NFL,” Carr said last week. “As we add pieces, we’ll hug them up and bring them in just as a family and treat them the same way that we do with all of our other teammates.”
Defensive end Khalil Mack had high praise for his future teammate, calling him the most physical player he has faced.
“Marshawn is one of the best running backs I’ve ever played against in my short career so far,” Mack said. “You talk about a player, a hell of a player. It would be a great, great, great treat to have him on this side, on the dark side.”
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