Running Back Marshawn Lynch
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders have acquired RB Marshawn Lynchvia a trade with the Seattle Seahawks, the club announced Wednesday. As part of the trade terms, the Raiders will receive Lynch and a sixth-round draft choice in 2018 in exchange for Oakland's fifth-round selection in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Lynch joins the Raiders after nine seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills. Over his career, Lynch has been selected to five Pro Bowls and two Associated Press All-Pro teams, while helping his teams to two Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl title. His career totals include 127 games played with 114 starts, rushing for 9,112 yards on 2,144 carries (4.3 avg.) with 74 touchdowns, and 252 receptions for 1,979 yards with nine touchdowns. In 11 career postseason games, Lynch recorded 937 rushing yards on 193 attempts with nine touchdowns. Lynch's 51 rushing touchdowns since 2011 still rank first across the NFL despite not playing in 2016.
In five-plus seasons with the Seahawks, the Oakland, Calif., native was named to four Pro Bowls from 2011-14. From 2011-14, he led the NFL with 56 total touchdowns and was named to the Associated Press All-Pro First Team in 2012 and All-Pro Second Team in 2014. In 2012, he posted his best statistical season to date, setting career highs in carries (315), rushing yards (1,590), rushing average (5.0), 100-yard games (10) and total yards from scrimmage (1,786) to go along with 12 total touchdowns.
After being selected by the Bills in the first round (12th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, he played in 45 games with 37 starts in three-plus seasons with the club. He was named to the Pro Football Writers of America's All-Rookie Team in 2007 and earned his first Pro Bowl honor in 2008 after becoming the first running back in franchise history to record 1,000 rushing yards in each of his first two seasons.
After attending Oakland Technical High School, Lynch played three seasons at California (2004-06), leaving ranked second in school history with 3,230 rushing yards in 35 games. In 2005 and 2006, he posted consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons and was named the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2006.
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