Updated Feb 23, 2012 - 4:01 pm
GM: Marshawn Lynch will be with Seahawks in 2012
General manager John Schneider has erased any doubt about whether or not Marshawn Lynch will be with the Seahawks in 2012.
According to Clare Farnsworth of Seahawks.com, Schneider told reporters at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis on Thursday that the team will place the franchise tag on their free-agent running back if both sides can't agree to a multi-year deal, meaning Lynch will be in a Seahawks uniform for at least another season.
Lynch, who turns 26 in April, is coming off the best season of his five-year career, rushing for 1,204 yards and 12 touchdowns in 15 games with the Seahawks. He made the Pro Bowl as a second alternate.
Schneider said both sides prefer a multi-year deal and have had "great discussions" since mid-December that will continue Thursday evening in Indianapolis, according to Farnsworth.
A source familiar with the negotiations told 710 ESPN Seattle's Brock Huard that the team would be comfortable giving Lynch a multi-year deal that includes roughly $20 million in guaranteed money.
March 5 is the deadline for teams to apply the franchise tag, which equates to a one-year, guaranteed contract once the player signs the tender. For running backs, the franchise figure for 2012 is $7.7 million.
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Dnoseattle wrote...Different from Shawn AlexanderFebruary 23, 2012 2:37 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Toughact52 wrote...Didto that sentiment.....February 23, 2012 3:03 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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soo purletiv wrote...Did the players realize how deepFebruary 23, 2012 5:27 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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CJinVic10 wrote...We get more than Lynch when he is re-signedFebruary 24, 2012 7:55 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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ottmilkr wrote...Lynch good, yes butFebruary 23, 2012 7:22 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Oregon Duck fan wrote...Im kinda seeing....February 23, 2012 8:04 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Broyld wrote...Jackson is only 28February 24, 2012 1:23 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brady Henderson became the editor of 710Sports.com in June of 2010 after covering high school sports for The Seattle Times. A Seattle native, he graduated from Western Washington University in 2008 with a degree in journalism. 
