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‘Injured Reserve’ has been the theme for Seahawks running backs for almost a decade

From 2012 to 2014, Seattle Seahawks icon Marshawn Lynch played in all 48 regular season games, something only replicated by Frank Gore, Chris Johnson, and Alfred Morris among fellow starting running backs. Given Lynch’s particular style of running, it’s a testament to his durability that he was always available at the height of Seattle’s successes.

But since then? Yeah it’s been a bit of a nightmare. Seattle has gone eight consecutive seasons with at least one of its running backs suffering a season-ending injury. Don’t believe me? Check out the results for yourself.

Seahawks running backs on season-ending IR

2015: Thomas Rawls (fractured ankle)

2016: C.