Beast Mode left a tangible void in February when he retired. But the replacement process on the field actually began last season when he missed eight games. And they still have a strong locker room filled with dynamic veterans.
Straight outta Fantasy Land, the notion of Marshawn Lynch returning to the NFL was broached Thursday, and pretty much shot down by Friday, by no less an authority than his close friend, Michael Robinson.
But such is the strength of his charisma that the very notion of a Lynch comeback initiated wide-spread reaction. The man just had a certain allure that hasn’t quite faded away.