When the Seahawks signed Lynch to a new contract in 2015, they paid him a $7.5 million signing bonus. Under the terms of the CBA, any player who retires can be required to pay back any signing bonus money that was not accounted for on the salary cap at the time of his release.
Seattle thus far has given no indication it would opt to enforce its rights, but it likely will if Lynch decides he wants to play for Oakland.
If Lynch is reinstated and the Seahawks do release him, the team has the right to recollect $2.5 million. That’s an expensive proposition for Lynch, especially since Seattle would not seek repayment if Lynch were to stay retired.
Lynch under that scenario likely would want to be compensated by the Raiders to cover the $2.5 million, plus whatever other salary he would need to actually play football. Given the fact that running backs are not paid as much these days, the costs create a difficult scenario for all parties.
Trier, a 6’5 shooting guard, is a gifted scorer when he’s locked in. He led Arizona with 17.2 points per game last season while shooting 46 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from three-point range. Trier will be seeking redemption as a junior after his sophomore campaign was marred by a PED suspension that cost him the first 19 games of the year.
Trier’s absence was one of the great mysteries of the early part of the college basketball season. Speculation started when he was pulled out of Pac-12 media day, and continued as he showed up at team events in street clothes throughout the first two months of the year. Miller refused to update his status along the way before the news finally broke in January.