Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll indicated Tuesday that the team is negotiating with running back Marshawn Lynch on a new contract.

Carroll also said during a radio interview that cornerback Richard Sherman might not need Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery as he had discussed a day earlier.

Lynch is signed with the Seahawks through the 2015 season. The final year of his four-year contract is for $6.5 million.

At the start of training camp last summer, Lynch held out and reported after eight days when he received an additional $1.5 million in guaranteed compensation.

“We’ve been in the midst of negotiations for a long time for the future,” Carroll said on 710 ESPN Radio in Seattle. “So we’ll see how that goes.”

ESPN previously reported that the two sides were to meet soon to discuss Lynch’s future with the team. He rushed for 1,306 yards and an NFL-best 17 touchdowns during the 2014 season.

As for Sherman’s injury, Carroll claimed that he was misinformed about the procedure that Sherman might need to undergo on his elbow. Tommy John surgery is more common with baseball pitchers.

“He’s not a pitcher and he’s not a left-hander. Sherm might not have to have that kind of surgery,” Carroll said. “If he was a thrower, he would.”

Carroll did not elaborate on whether Sherman would need surgery during the offseason.

Sherman injured the ulnar nerve on a hit by teammate Kam Chancellor in the second half of the NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers.