Lest we forget, contracts are considerably less binding for professional athletes and the like than for we common folk....

While his contract goes for two more years, all indications point to this being Lynch's last year with the Seahawks. He knows this. He's doing what any other athlete in his position would do. We don't have to like it, but unless we think the Seahawks can win another Super Bowl this year without him (I DON'T), we have to accept it for what it is.

I think they'll find a way to work it out, but they do need to be careful about how they do it. If they just say OK and cut him a check, that would set a dangerous precedent, and if they give him the finger, Lynch may just prove to be the first player crazy enough to leave the money left on his contract on the table, go home, and "chill." I suspect they'll strike a balance that makes both sides happy.