Seahawks say nobody will wear Marshawn Lynch's No. 24 this season

The Seattle Seahawks aren't officially retiring Marshawn Lynch's number yet, but nobody will wear it for at least this season.

You want to know how much the Seahawks respect what Lynch has meant to the franchise through the years? Look at Doug Baldwin's plea to coach Pete Carroll via Twitter:

	Doug Baldwin Jr @DougBaldwinJr
Dear @PeteCarroll, We are thrilled with the new teammates. One condition. Nobody wears #24 for years to come. Sincerely, The Players 4:09 PM - 30 Apr 2016

Lynch, who announced his retirement on Twitter during the Super Bowl a few months ago, took a break from riding camels or whatever else he's up to this offseason to endorse that idea.

	Shawn Lynch @MoneyLynch
I'm wit that!RT @DougBaldwinJr: Dear @PeteCarroll, We are thrilled with the new teammates. One condition. ... tmi.me/1fdHS9 11:21 PM - 30 Apr 2016

It sounds like that was the Seahawks' plan all along.

"One of my last conversations with Marshawn was that nobody was going to wear No. 24 this year in the regular season," Seahawks general manager John Schneider said Monday during an appearance on 710 ESPN Seattle's Brock and Salk show, via ESPN.com's Sheil Kapadia. Lynch hasn't officially filed retirement papers, which has led to some comeback theories, but according to that ESPN story Carroll has said Lynch is committed to retirement and the Seahawks aren't concerned Lynch hasn't filed papers yet.

That's quite an honor, something you don't see for most players outside of the ones who are obviously going to get their number retired permanently down the road (think Brett Favre's No. 4 with the Green Bay Packers). But Lynch is probably the one player who stands out most during the Seahawks' rise to being a champion, although Seattle has had plenty of superstars. Lynch's "Beast Mode" runs are defining moments in the Seahawks' run. His quirky personality has been endearing as well.

Lynch has been one of the most entertaining players in the NFL this era, and he's going to be a legend forever in Seattle as a big part of the franchise's first Super Bowl champion. There will be plenty of No. 24 jerseys worn at Seahawks games this year, but none by the players. You'll still see fans showing respect to one of their favorite players though.