Marshawn Lynch’s extended summer vacation finally ended early Thursday afternoon.And while he might not have gotten everything he wanted from his contract holdout, he got enough to finally come back to work after taking an extra seven days off from Seattle’s training camp.
Lynch held out in hopes of potentially getting a new contract to replace or extend — or at least greatly enhance — the four-year, $31 million deal he signed in 2012.
Ultimately, he returned after the team agreed to guarantee $1.5 million for this season that was previously slated as either roster bonuses, incentives, or money he would get in 2015.
And in the end, each side could claim some manner of victory.
The Seahawks held firm to their stance of not redoing Lynch’s deal or giving him any “new’’ money, having made it clear they did not want to set a precedent of ripping up existing contracts. Lynch, meanwhile, got the assurance of a little more money that he wasn’t necessarily guaranteed to receive in the unpredictable world of the NFL.
