Marshawn Lynch likely won't play again this season for Seattle.
Lynch, a late omission from the lineup Sunday with nagging abdominal pain, will require surgery to repair a sports hernia, and is expected to miss the rest of the regular season, according to NFL Media.
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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Lynch visited with a sports hernia specialist Monday to assess the severity of the injury. Lynch will undergo surgery Wednesday morning, NFL.com reported, and is expected to miss at least a month. It's possible he could play again should Seattle make the playoffs.
Lynch suffered the injury during practice ahead of a Week 10 loss to the Cardinals. He attempted to play through the pain, but carried the ball just eight times for 42 yards and a score. Seattle listed Lynch as questionable all week before Sunday's game against the 49ers, but he didn't feel well in warmups and sat out.
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Thomas Rawls started in Lynch's place and ran all over the 49ers to the tune of 209 yards on 30 carries — the second-highest single-game total in franchise history.
With the surgery, it's possible Lynch has played his final game in Seattle. He's scheduled to make $9 million next season, and it's long been rumored he is no longer in the Seahawks' future plans. Rawls' emergence as a capable successor may accelerate that line of thinking.
