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Seahawks' Kenneth Walker III Suplexed a Broncos' Defender, Still Lost Yards

Stephen Douglas

Kenneth Walker flips a defender during Week 1.
Kenneth Walker flips a defender during Week 1. /
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Kenneth Walker III had some trouble getting it going in Week 1 during the Seattle Seahawks game against the Denver Broncos. Walker gained just 10 yards on his first six carries while a 34-yard touchdown run by Geno Smith was the only thing that kept the Seahawks in the game.

At one point Walker took a handoff and was met by multiple defenders in the backfield. Without ever getting back to the line he broke three tackles. The fourth defender was linebacker Baron Browning. Walker won the leverage battle, but Browning and the Broncos won the play.

As Walker stood up Browning was upside down on his back. Browning ended up getting suplexed and kind of held on.

For some reason cornerback Riley Moss was credited with the tackle despite the fact that Browning rode Walker to the ground while Cody Barton grabbed him around the ankles.

Who knows what the lesson is in all this, but it sure looked cool.

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Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.