Overview
- General manager John Schneider said, “He’s a free agent. We’d love to have him back,” and praised Kenneth Walker III as “explosive” and “more decisive” over the past six weeks.
- Walker’s rookie contract concludes at Super Bowl LX, leaving roughly five weeks before he can negotiate on the open market in mid-March.
- After playing all 17 games in 2025, Walker rushed for 1,027 yards and then delivered 116 yards and three touchdowns in the divisional win over the 49ers before logging 62 yards in the NFC title game.
- Walker has said he wants to remain in Seattle, calling it “a place I would want to be,” which aligns with the team’s public stance.
- ESPN reporting frames a reunion as more plausible than midseason forecasts, with Spotrac projecting a four-year, $33.5 million deal and Seattle carrying about $66.8 million in cap space, though a cautious league market for running backs and Charbonnet’s expected absence early in 2026 temper certainty.