Seattle Seahawks

With return of Lynch unclear, Seahawks reportedly re-sign RB Brown

Published Dec. 14, 2015 3:01 p.m. ET

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With no definitive timetable for the return of Marshawn Lynch, the Seattle Seahawks reportedly re-signed running back Bryce Brown on Monday.

Brown, who has already been signed and released twice by the Seahawks this season, was brought in one day after rookie running back Thomas Rawls suffered a season-ending broken ankle in Sunday's 35-6 win at Baltimore, per a report from Rob Rang of CBS.

According to source, the #Seahawks have re-signed veteran RB Bryce Brown to help make up for loss of star rookie Thomas Rawls.
— Rob Rang (@RobRang) December 14, 2015

Lynch has sat out the last four games and is rehabbing after undergoing surgery to repair an abdominal injury on Nov. 25. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, appearing on his weekly radio show Monday on ESPN 710, said he's unsure when the team can expect Lynch back in the lineup.

DuJuan Harris, signed to the practice squad during the week Lynch had his surgery and elevated to the active roster one week later, received the bulk of the carries after Rawls was hurt Sunday on Seattle's opening possession. Harris had 18 carries for 42 yards and a costly fumble at Baltimore's 5-yard line.

"He's fixed, so it's a matter of getting back in shape and being able to run and do all the crazy stuff that he does. We don't know how long that's going to take. It may be a couple of weeks. We don't know."

Brown has not appeared in a game this season after he was released by the Buffalo Bills following Week 1. He rushed for 126 yards on 36 carries in seven games with the Bills in 2014. His finest moments came as a rookie with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, when he rushed for 178 and 169 yards in consecutive games.