Marshawn Lynch

Seattle traded Marshawn Lynch’s rights plus a 2018 sixth-round pick to Oakland for a 2018 fifth-round pick, moving up one late-round tier for a retired/inactive player who wanted to play for his hometown Raiders. From a hindsight view, the Seahawks neither created a defining win nor suffered a major loss here. The important public-facing detail is the actual exchange — 2018 5th round pick (146th overall, Tre Flowers) for Marshawn Lynch; 2018 6th round pick (192nd overall subsequently traded, Jamil Demby) — rather than a forced storyline. That makes the row useful for database completeness while keeping it below the major-trade tier.

October 5, 2010: Seattle acquired RB Marshawn Lynch from Buffalo for a 2011 4th-round pick and 2012 5th-round pick. The 'Beast Mode' acquisition transformed Seattle's offense. Lynch rushed for 6,347 yards and 57 touchdowns in six-plus seasons, made four straight Pro Bowls (2011-14), and powered the Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XLVIII. Buffalo received picks that became backup tackle Chris Hairston and special-teamer Tank Carder. One of the most lopsided trades of the 2010s.