Archive for October, 2010

Marshawn Lynch Headed to Seattle

The Seattle Seahawks acquired a new running back today.  A host of NFL teams had been thought to be interested in the Buffalo Bills back-up in recent weeks including the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. It was head coach Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks who ended up winning the Lynch sweepstakes as the Seahawks gave up a 2011 fourth round pick and another conditional pick for the two-time 1,000 yard rusher. After making the Pro Bowl in 2008, Lynch got in trouble with the law in the offseason for a misdemeanor weapons charge and was suspended for the first three games of the season. The Bills gave Fred Jackson the starting job and Lynch was unable to recover his starting position following his suspension. Rumors that the former Cal stand out was on his way out of Buffalo swirled when the Bills selected C.J. Spiller with their first pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. Despite Buffalo losing all four games so far this year, Lynch showed he could still be force out of the backfield in the limited carries he’s received thus far this year. Seattle is in need of a back just like Lynch to help jump start the Seahawks’ running game.