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Kenneth Walker returns to Seattle with Chiefs after Seahawks made no offer
Kenneth Walker left Seattle for Kansas City in free agency and will face the Seahawks at Lumen Field on Sunday.
The Chiefs gave him a three-year contract worth about $43 million, while the Seahawks made no offer, according to a report cited in the coverage.
Walker was drafted by Seattle in 2022 and helped the team win the Super Bowl, earning MVP honors.
He leads the NFL in rushing with 665 yards and six touchdowns in the figures reported.
Seattle chose not to use the franchise tag on him, with his injury history among the reasons given for letting him leave.
The Seahawks instead reshaped their running back group, but their rushing attack has struggled this season.
Seattle’s defense must try to contain Walker; linebacker Ernest Jones says the team needs disciplined play and strong tackling.
The game gives Seattle a chance to face its former star, while Walker can test a defense that has not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 35 straight games.
Kenneth Walker will return to Seattle with the Kansas City Chiefs after the Seahawks made no offer to re-sign him, according to a report cited by Pro Football Rumors.
The Chiefs signed Walker to a three-year contract worth about $43 million in March.
Walker leads the NFL in rushing with 665 yards, though the articles differ on whether he has played five or six games.
Seattle and Kansas City are scheduled to meet at Lumen Field on Sunday.
Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV said Seattle’s defense will need to tackle well to contain Walker.
- Who
- Kenneth Walker, running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Seattle Seahawks.
- What
- Walker returns to Seattle to face his former team after the Seahawks made no offer to re-sign him.
- When
- Sunday in Week 7; the articles were published on October 21, 2026.
- Where
- Lumen Field in Seattle.
- Why
- The Seahawks did not make an offer, and Walker joined the Chiefs in free agency. Pro Football Rumors reports no Seattle offer emerged.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Seattle drafted Walker in the second round.
Seahawks general manager John Schneider said the team would love to re-sign Walker.
The Chiefs signed Walker to a three-year contract worth about $43 million.
Walker and the Chiefs are scheduled to face the Seahawks at Lumen Field.
- Chiefs contract
- Three years, $43.1 million, according to Pro Football Rumors
- Guaranteed at signing
- $28.7 million, according to Pro Football Rumors
- Rushing yards
- 665
- Seattle rushing yards
- 643 as a team in six games, according to Fox Sports
- Seahawks record
- 3-3
- Chiefs record
- 5-0
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What people are saying
We’ve got our hands full
He’s playing at a really high level — an Offensive Player of the Year type level. We just want to go out there and stop him. Keeping him to a minimum of yards would be a best-case scenario with a guy like him.
It’s rallying to the football, staying disciplined and just tackling. You’ve got to tackle well. You can’t give him an opportunity to continue to make people miss, because he’s dynamic at doing that. He’s a really, really good back.