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Ken Walker III Headlines Seahawks Inactives vs. Packers on SNF

As expected, the Seahawks will be without their explosive running back against the Packers, but the team doesn't have any surprise inactives.

Corbin K. Smith

Nov 24, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) during warmups before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
Nov 24, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (9) during warmups before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images / Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
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SEATTLE, Wash. - After being listed as doubtful on Friday's final injury report, the Seattle Seahawks will be without running back Ken Walker III as they look to earn a fifth consecutive win with the visiting Green Bay Packers coming to Lumen Field on Sunday Night Football.

Coming out of a Week 13 win over the Jets, Walker popped up on the Seahawks injury report last week with calf and ankle injuries and ultimately didn't play in a 30-18 win over the Cardinals last Sunday. He didn't return to practice this week and while coach Mike Macdonald indicated he made positive progress, he wasn't ready yet for game action.

With Walker sidelined, Zach Charbonnet will receive his fourth start of the season and Seattle will be counting on him continuing to play at a high level after rushing for a career-best 134 yards in Arizona. Kenny McIntosh and undrafted rookie George Holani will serve as his backups out of the backfield while also seeing action on special teams.

Despite being added to Seattle's 53-man roster on Saturday to replace injured safety Jerrick Reed II, veteran cornerback Artie Burns will be held out after receiving a doubtful designation on Friday. Both he and Tre Brown will be sidelined, thrusting rookie Nehemiah Pritchett into the primary backup boundary corner spot behind starters Riq Woolen and Josh Jobe.

As reported on Friday, the Seahawks also will be without tight end Brady Russell, who continues to deal with a nagging foot injury that cost him two games earlier this season. The team opted not to promote Tyler Mabry from the practice squad and will roll with the trifecta of Noah Fant, AJ Barner, and Pharaoh Brown at tight end.

Capping off Seattle's inactives, quarterback Jaren Hall will be in street clothes for the second time in three weeks after receiving a practice squad elevation. Receiver Cody White and outside linebacker Trevis Gipson will also be out as healthy scratches due to numbers games at their respective position groups.

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Corbin K. Smith
CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.

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