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NFL exec didn’t mind Seahawks letting Kenneth Walker leave for Chiefs for two reasons<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Seattle Seahawks<\/a> were faced with a litany of very difficult decisions this offseason when it came to free agency. Though they had a plan, they still lost a lot of key players.<\/p>\n

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Coby Bryant went to the Chicago Bears<\/a>, Tariq Woolen to the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, Boye Mafe to the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, and most notably, Kenneth Walker III to the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While losing Walker, their Super Bowl 60 MVP, stings, one NFL executive, according to Mike Sando of The Athletic<\/a>, actually didn’t mind the decision for two main reasons.<\/p>\n

NFL exec didn’t mind Seahawks letting Kenneth Walker leave<\/p>\n

“I don’t mind them letting the back go for that price,” one NFL executive said. “They will draft one.”<\/p>\n

The two reasons why this NFL executive didn’t mind this decision from Seattle are clear: Walker’s price tag and how the Seahawks can address the position now that he’s gone.<\/p>\n

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Walker cost the Chiefs over $40 million over just three seasons, with the deal reaching upwards of $45 million, or $15 million per-year.<\/p>\n

That’s a lot of money for a running back, especially for the Seahawks, who have massive deals with Jaxon Smith-Njigba and soon Devon Witherspoon on the horizon.<\/p>\n

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The other reason why Walker’s leaving isn’t a move that this NFL executive minded is that the Seahawks can land a running back in the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

While they can’t get Jermiyah Love, one of Jadarian Price, Mike Washington Jr., or a few other running backs would be a decent Day 2 or 3 option for Seattle.<\/p>\n

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There isn’t a clear replacement for Walker, but between the price tag for the Super Bowl MVP and the possibility for a rookie in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Seahawks decision to let Walker leave in free agency is one that this NFL executive didn’t mind.<\/p>\n

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