{"id":843052,"date":"2026-03-30T15:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/843052\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:07:18","slug":"seahawks-confident-in-running-back-depth-despite-key-departures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/843052\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks Confident in Running Back Depth Despite Key Departures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Seattle Seahawks lost Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker to free agency, but head coach Mike Macdonald expressed confidence in the team’s current running back depth. Macdonald highlighted the potential of players like Zach Charbonnet, George Holani, and Kenny McIntosh, noting their strong performances last season despite injury issues.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Seahawks’ running game is a crucial part of their offensive identity, so maintaining a strong backfield is key to their title defense. While the loss of Walker is significant, the team believes it has the talent in-house to continue its success on the ground.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Macdonald praised the play of Holani at the end of last season, including in the Super Bowl and NFC Championship game. He also noted that Charbonnet had 14 touchdowns in 2022. The team is optimistic about the recovery of Charbonnet and McIntosh from their respective ACL injuries. General Manager John Schneider also expressed confidence in the current backfield options.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks lost Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker to free agency earlier this offseason.The team is currently preparing for the 2023 NFL season and their title defense.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Mike Macdonald<\/p>\n

Head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n

Zach Charbonnet<\/p>\n

Running back for the Seattle Seahawks who had 14 touchdowns in 2022.<\/p>\n

George Holani<\/p>\n

Running back for the Seattle Seahawks who played well at the end of the 2022 season, including in the Super Bowl and NFC Championship game.<\/p>\n

Kenny McIntosh<\/p>\n

Running back for the Seattle Seahawks who missed the entire 2022 season due to an ACL injury.<\/p>\n

John Schneider<\/p>\n

General Manager of the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cI think what you saw from George Holani in the offseason, or really at the end of the season, Super Bowl, NFC championship, the guy played great football, as he did before, he got hurt, you know, at the beginning of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Macdonald, Head Coach<\/p>\n

\u201cZach Charbonnet scored, like, 14 touchdowns last year, so it was pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Macdonald, Head Coach<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Seahawks will continue to monitor the recovery progress of Charbonnet and McIntosh as they prepare for the 2023 season. The team may also look to add depth at the running back position through the draft or free agency.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Despite the loss of Kenneth Walker, the Seahawks believe they have the talent and depth at running back to maintain their strong ground game and defend their Super Bowl title. The team’s confidence in players like Holani, Charbonnet, and McIntosh suggests they are well-positioned to overcome the departure of their star running back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Seattle Seahawks lost Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":758988,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2081],"tags":[7,6,238,237,261,2635],"class_list":{"0":"post-843052","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-seahawks","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-seahawks","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-seahawks","13":"tag-seattleseahawks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116318755335852461","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}