Raiders newcomer Marshawn Lynch ready to light up the Black Hole

The Raiders started the helmet-wearing phase of their offseason workouts Monday, with the media allowed access Tuesday, but their newest star still will be easy to spot.

Lynch didn’t often report to the Seahawks’ offseason workouts in Seattle, so his presence is itself a great sign for the Raiders.

Oakland head coach Jack Del Rio said he is pleased with the 5-foot-11, 215-pound running back’s conditioning level, and general manager Reggie McKenzie said that Lynch has fit in particularly well.

McKenzie talked to the team’s flagship station last week to address rumors that quarterback Derek Carr was unhappy with the progress of talks on his contract extension.

Carr had said he wanted to get the extension done by the start of training camp, which is two months away, and the Raiders have every intention to send Brinks trucks to his address before then, so there’s no need to sweat that story line.

Penn also missed the first-round playoff loss to the Houston Texans and said the team is locked in on making some noise next postseason.

[...] he’s going to back up until he can show himself in training camp, so he’ll back up the outside corner, and the nickel-corner positions, so he’s going to learn multiple cornerback positions.

Lee, a fifth-round pick from Wake Forest, has an opportunity to make an immediate impact at a wide-open middle-linebacker spot.

The rest of our roster is pretty well situated, but we’ll be looking for a linebacker and we’ll continue to look, whether it’s the waiver wire, trades or available guys out there, veterans on the street.

The defensive tackle isn’t done with classes at UCLA until June 16, and an NFL rule prohibits a player from getting on the field until his school’s academic year is over.