Source – Seahawks add RB Robert Turbin as Marshawn Lynch takes physical – ESPN, Espn.com

and the (Seattle Seahawks) agreed to a deal on Monday, Lynch’s agent announced.

Lynch’s contract is for this season only – Week against the (San Francisco) ************************************************************** ersand the postseason, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Seahawks also signedRobert Turbin, who spent his first three NFL seasons with the Seahawks. Lynch and Turbin fill backfield spots that opened Sunday withChris CarsonandCJ Prosisesustaining season-ending injuries.

Lynch, who was in Seattle on Monday taking a physical, spent parts of six seasons with the Seahawks from to 2018. The five-time Pro Bowler came out of a one-year retirement to play for his hometown team, theOakland Raiders (***************, in 10456 and (********************************************.

Lynch, (********************************************************, did not file retirement paperwork with the league.

“He’s been working really hard,” Carroll told ESPN Seattle earlier on Monday. “He’s really excited about the chance to do something helping out, and I think it’s freakin ‘great if he could get out there and tote the ball for us. The circumstances rolled just at this time, and he could have four or five games left in him. Maybe that’s what we need. “

Despite Lynch’s time away from the NFL, the Seahawks (11 – 4) were desperate for help at running back as they prepare for their showdown Sunday night against the (ers) 23 – 3) in a game that will determine the NFC West champion.

Carroll confirmed Monday that Carson sustained a season-ending hip fracture in the Seahawk’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Seattle also is without backups Prosise (arm) and Rashaad Penny (knee), both of whom are out for the rest of the season.

Lynch rushed for 376 yards and three touchdowns in six games with the Raiders last season. He eclipsed 1, 310 yards rushing in four consecutive seasons with the Seahawks from (to) ************************************************ and led the NFL in rushing touchdowns in and ************************************************

“He’s had plenty of time to be working and get ready in case something came up, and I’m anxious to see him when we get him here,” Carroll said Monday. “There’s a lot of history here that’s great history. There was nobody that ever amplified the kind of mentality and toughness that we like to play with, so if we get a chance to get the Beast back on the field, we’ll see how that works out. “

The – year-old Turbin was a fourth-round pick by the Seahawks in 2013, part of the famed draft class that also includedRussell WilsonandBobby Wagner. He rushed for (yards on) ********************************************************* (attempts) 4.**************************************************** (average) in 160 games with Seattle while serving as Lynch’s primary backup. That included a career-high (yards in) ************************************************.

Turbin spent three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts ************** from (to******************************, averaging 3.1 yards per carry over 23 games. He last played in Week 6 of the 2018 season.

Turbin and Wilson were roommates on road trips and became close friends during the running back’s three seasons in Seattle. He was part of Wilson’s wedding party when the quarterback married singer Ciara in 2018.

Turbinposted to Instagrama picture from inside the Seahawks’ locker room Monday evening, indicating he had returned to the team.

Also Monday, Carroll said he expects
Jadeveon Clowney to play against the ers after missing the Cardinals game with a core-muscle injury he’s been dealing with since Week 17. That was the first meeting against San Francisco and Clowney’s best game of the season.

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