The Kansas City Chiefs will wrap up their season Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, marking the first time since 2014 that the Chiefs aren't playing postseason football.
The Chiefs' offense has been dreadful, not just in 2025 but for the last two seasons. It became even more painfully obvious how bad the offense is after Patrick Mahomes was lost for the season.
With free agency now just two months away, the Chiefs will need to make at least one offensive splash to complement Mahomes in 2026. Alex Kay of Bleacher Report believes the Chiefs should sign current Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker to a three-year, $29 million contract.
"Walker would likely prefer to exit Seattle and land with a team that offers him more opportunity to lead a backfield rather than split time in a platoon," Kay writes. "If a squad like the Kansas City Chiefs can find a way to free up enough cap space to offer Walker a market value deal, he could be in line for a career year. Their running game cratered in 2025, and it's become clear that no one on the roster is capable of carrying a backfield."
"While Kansas City will have to make some cost-saving moves to offer Walker the type of money he'll command on the open market, it could rejuvenate the ground game and help the team make up for the potential loss of Patrick Mahomes as the three-time Super Bowl champion works his way back from an ACL tear."
Walker and Zach Charbonet have helped the Seahawks hold the No. 1 seed in the NFC going into the final week of the season. Landing Walker to go along with a draft pick at running back could reignite the Chiefs' ground attack.
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