Carroll: Seahawks, Lynch in talks

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday in a radio interview that the Seattle Seahawks have been in active negotiations with running back Marshawn Lynch regarding his future.

Carroll made his comments in an interview with 710 ESPN Seattle in which he also clarified that cornerback Richard Sherman might not need Tommy John surgery, as the coach had said Monday.

Lynch's contract runs through the 2015 season. Asked about the running back's future with the team, Carroll said: "We'll see."

"We've been in the midst of negotiations for a long time for the future. So we'll see how that goes," he said.

Sources had told ESPN on Sunday that Lynch and the team had not been engaged in negotiations and that the sides were set to discuss the future soon.

Lynch, who led the NFL with 17 touchdowns this season and finished fourth in rushing with 1,306 yards, will be paid $6.5 million in 2015, the final season of his current four-year contract.

He will be an $8.5 million salary-cap hit in 2015, but the Seahawks would save $7 million if they release him.

Lynch held out for eight days in training camp over his contract. He reported to camp after he was given $1.5 million for the 2014 season, bumping his guaranteed compensation from $5 million to $6.5 million. He had been seeking $5 million more than that amount, however.

In October, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that many in the Seahawks organization -- including Lynch -- did not expect the running back to be on the team's roster in 2015.

ESPN.com Seahawks reporter Terry Blount contributed to this report.