Overview
- The Seahawks activated running back Zach Charbonnet from the PUP list on Thursday, Oct. 22, adding him to the 53-man roster before his 21-day practice window expired.
- To clear a roster spot the team placed second-year tight end Elijah Arroyo on injured reserve after he underwent season-ending shoulder surgery.
- Charbonnet is returning from a torn ACL suffered in January and began practicing on Oct. 1, with full participation recorded on Wednesday, Oct. 21, before the activation decision.
- Head coach Mike Macdonald said Charbonnet could play “in some capacity” this week and that the Seahawks will manage his snaps and workload as they ease him back onto the field.
- The activation immediately reshapes Seattle’s backfield by restoring a proven goal-line weapon, likely reducing Emanuel Wilson’s role and creating a committee dynamic with implications for Sunday night’s game against Kenneth Walker III and longer-term roster planning.