Overview
- Chiefs GM Brett Veach said on the Pat McAfee Show he worried Kenneth Walker III’s playoff surge would make the Super Bowl LX MVP too hard to sign in free agency.
- Walker told NBC’s Pro Football Talk he realized during the season he would leave the Seahawks and expected to move once free agency opened.
- He joined Kansas City on a three-year deal reported at $43.05 million with $28.7 million guaranteed, stepping in as the lead back after splitting carries in Seattle.
- Kansas City targeted Walker to fix a run game that ranked near the bottom last year, and he said new OC Eric Bieniemy immediately challenged him on fundamentals during their first meeting.
- Seattle pivoted by drafting Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price at No. 32 in April, and GM John Schneider called him a strong fit for the team.