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As NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo first reported, Marshawn Lynch will be a member of the Oakland Raiders by the end of Wednesday -- assuming all goes according to plan.

Lynch's representatives and the team have agreed to terms on a contract and the Raiders and Seahawks have already hashed out the details of a trade that would send Lynch's rights to his hometown team, multiple sources informed of the progress of negotiations on both ends of the deal told Rapoport and Garafolo.

The only thing standing in the way of the five-time Pro Bowl running back's return is for him to take a physical with the Raiders. Two sources told NFL Network the team expects Lynch to do just that on Wednesday after he returns to the Bay Area from his trip to Haiti, where he has been touring the country to help build schools and houses.

Lynch was slated to be back in the country on Tuesday but didn't catch his flight.

The initial report went on to stress, as is nearly always the case with Lynch, nothing is done until it's done.

But at this point, Rapoport and Garafolo's sources directly involved in the situation are confident it'll get done. ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting the same.

For what it's worth, NFL Network is reporting the Raiders and Lynch have agreed to a one-year deal. Schefter is reporting it's for two years.

Whatever the case, fantasy owners now have something to consider here.

In Oakland, Lynch joins a deep backfield that parted ways with Latavius Murray, but boasts two talented young runners in Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington.

Not to be overlooked, Lynch will be working behind an offensive line that ranked fourth in the NFL last season, according to ProFootballFocus.com.

In his nine-year career, Lynch started 114 games and carried the ball 2,144 times for 9,112 yards and 74 touchdowns (4.3 yards per carry).

His retirement came immediately after an arduous 2015 season in which Lynch struggled through a sports hernia. He missed nine regular-season games and one in the playoffs after undergoing surgery to repair the issue on Nov. 25.

Lynch had missed just one game the four previous seasons.

Otherwise, Lynch was among the most productive running backs in the league during his time with the Seahawks, who acquired him in a midseason trade with the Buffalo Bills in 2010. During his five seasons in Seattle, Lynch was third in rushing yards (5,774), second in first downs (294) and first in rushing touchdowns.

His 51 touchdowns surpassed Adrian Peterson's second-place total by six.

All in all, this is going to be a situation fantasy owners are going to be locked onto in coming weeks.

Just remember: Lynch is 31 years old. It's been two years since he was productive. You'll want to see some signs -- or any least hear some reporting -- that he's showing some of the old burst before getting too far in front of this one.

But there's no doubt it merits our attention.