According to the NFL report, Lynch currently is slated to make $5 million in 2015, the final year of his four-year, $31 million deal.

Insiders say the team wants to reward Lynch for his outstanding play, which includes rushing for at least 1,200 yards in each of the past four seasons.

Contract negotiations have been ongoing for weeks.

Lynch could end up being the highest-paid running back in the NFL.

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