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AP source: Raiders agree to deal with Marshawn Lynch

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2016, file photo, retired Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, left, chats on the sidelines players on the bench in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Seattle. A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Oakland Raiders have agreed to a two-year contract to bring running back Marshawn Lynch out of retirement. The person says the sides have agreed on the terms pending a physical for Lynch on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been finalized. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2016, file photo, retired Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, left, chats on the sidelines players on the bench in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Seattle. A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Oakland Raiders have agreed to a two-year contract to bring running back Marshawn Lynch out of retirement. The person says the sides have agreed on the terms pending a physical for Lynch on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been finalized. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2016, file photo, retired Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, left, chats on the sidelines players on the bench in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Seattle. A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Oakland Raiders have agreed to a two-year contract to bring running back Marshawn Lynch out of retirement. The person says the sides have agreed on the terms pending a physical for Lynch on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been finalized. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) – A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Oakland Raiders have agreed to a two-year contract to bring running back Marshawn Lynch out of retirement.

The person says the sides have agreed on the terms pending a physical for Lynch on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been finalized. The NFL Network first reported the deal.

Once Lynch passes the physical, the Raiders will need to acquire his rights in a trade with Seattle. That’s expected to be mostly a formality because the Seahawks don’t want to pay Lynch the $9 million he would be owed when he comes out of retirement. The teams are expected to swap draft picks.

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