NFL exec didn't mind Seahawks letting Kenneth Walker leave for Chiefs for two reasons

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The Seattle Seahawks 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.

Coby Bryant went to the Chicago Bears, Tariq Woolen to the Philadelphia Eagles, Boye Mafe to the Cincinnati Bengals, and most notably, Kenneth Walker III to the Kansas City Chiefs.

While losing Walker, their Super Bowl 60 MVP, stings, one NFL executive, according to Mike Sando of The Athletic, actually didn't mind the decision for two main reasons.

NFL exec didn't mind Seahawks letting Kenneth Walker leave​

"I don't mind them letting the back go for that price," one NFL executive said. "They will draft one."

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.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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