Super Bowl-Winning RB Kenneth Walker Takes Shots at Seahawks 2 Months After Signing with Chiefs
Walker will learn Eric Bieniemy’s system after signing a three-year, $43.05 million deal that makes him the NFL’s fourth-highest paid running back.
- Former Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III signed a three-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs worth up to $43.05 million, including $28.7 million in guarantees.
- The Seahawks declined to use the $14.2 million franchise tag on Walker, instead prioritizing extensions for offensive tackle Charles Cross, receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and receiver Rashid Shaheed.
- Walker rushed for 1,027 yards last season while adjusting to Chiefs coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who is pushing him toward more detail and a larger pass-catching role.
- Despite indicating hard feelings toward the Seattle organization, Walker plans to attend the team's ring ceremony in June, saying, "I would dap up all my teammates, but that's about it."
- Kansas City travels to Seattle this year for the 2026 season, offering Walker a chance to face his former team as rookie Jadarian Price assumes his vacated role.
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Kenneth Walker III cemented himself as one of the best running backs in the NFL last season, playing not just a large role in helping the Seattle Seahawks reach Super Bowl LX, but being named MVP in that win over the New England Patriots in February.But many wondered what Walker, an impending free agent, would do in the offseason: stay in Seattle or head elsewhere on the market.During the Super Bowl LX parade in Seattle, Seahawks GM John Schneid…
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The Seattle TimesKenneth Walker III says he figured 2025 would be last with Seahawks
Given the debate over the value of the running back position, that the Seahawks were going to have some significant salary cap challenges in the years ahead and that Kenneth Walker III’s value only rose as the 2025 season progressed, it wasn’t a real surprise when he signed elsewhere once he hit free agency in March.
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