Shortly after making an early morning appearance on ESPN’s Sportscenter Thursday morning, NFL insider Adam Schefter was brought back onto the show to caution Raiders fans to pump the brakes a bit.

On his earlier appearance Schefter reported that the sense was Seattle would release Lynch, thus allowing him to sign with the Raiders.

However, Schefter backtracked a bit in his latest appearance, citing that the burly running back has yet to even apply for reinstatement yet, before going on to make it very clear the Seahawks are going to want something in return.

“I think the Seahawks are going to want something back from the Oakland Raiders,” Schefter said. “They paid Marshawn Lynch all this money on his last contract, they’re going to be eating that money, they’re not going to recoup some of that bonus money that they can technically say that he owes them, so they’re going to want something back for his services. I don’t think it will be a lot, but they’re going to want something which is why this could go on for a little bit of time. And they’re prepared to carry him on their roster through the draft.”

The key for Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie will be just how much the Seahawks are asking for, however, Oakland holds almost all of the leverage in any negotiation given that Lynch is on record as stating the Raiders are the only team he will un-retire for.

More on Lynch as news breaks.