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Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin asked the team not to issue No. 24 to any players for “years to come” out of respect for what running back Marshawn Lynch did while wearing it for the team.

We’re not sure what’s going to happen in 2017 and beyond, but Baldwin doesn’t have to worry about seeing Lynch’s old digits on someone else’s back. During an appearance on “Brock and Salk” on 710 ESPN, Seahawks General Manager John Schneider said he appreciated Baldwin’s input and desire to “help distribute jersey numbers” while adding that he’d already told Lynch that his number would remain unused in 2016.

“One of my last conversations with Marshawn was that nobody was going to wear No. 24 this year in the regular season,” Schneider said.

Schneider said that despite the fact that Lynch has yet to formally file retirement papers, which means the Seahawks still hold his rights. The team has said in the past that their understanding is that Lynch is committed to retirement and Schneider said Monday that the team was prepared whether they got the papers “before June 1 or after.”