Marshawn Lynch has yet to show up in Seattle Seahawks' training camp, but the disgruntled running back could end his lockout on Tuesday.
John Clayton of ESPN speculated that Lynch, who is demanding for a revised contract from the Seahawks, might be forced to end his absence on Tuesday to avoid losing a significant amount of money.
According to Clayton, the current NFL collective bargaining agreement works in favor of the Seahawks because Lynch will lose $30,000 each day and if his lockout last until Tuesday, Seattle could force the eight-year veteran to pay a part of his signing bonus.
"He's losing $30,000 a day in fines. If his holdout goes to the sixth day, the Seahawks could ask him to repay $900,000 of his $6 million signing bonus (15 percent). Each additional day could cost Lynch another 1 percent of the signing bonus up to a maximum total of 25 percent," Clayton wrote.
And if Lynch fails to return to training camp until Aug. 5, he could lose a full season via free agency and could also surrender around $1.25 million if he misses all four preseason games.
"If the holdout gets past Aug. 5, Lynch would lose a year toward free agency. A missed preseason game would cost him a game check from his $5 million base salary," Clayton wrote.
Lynch has been demanding for a new contract since the offseason started, but the Seahawks have shown reluctance to give into his demands. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll recently said that he expects Lynch to honor his contract.
"It's a contract for a reason. We made a decision and it was signed, by us and by them," Carroll said via USA Today. "We expect them to honor their contract just as we will. We're going to honor it and we expect them to do the same. We've had a big plan for a long time working here, and Marshawn is a huge part of that plan, and we made a huge commitment to him a couple years ago. He remains a big part of that plan - if he'll show up."
