Seattle Seahawks The franchise or transition tag is unlikely to be used on the running back and Super Bowl MVP. Kenneth Walker IIILeague sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
The Seahawks have several free agents they want to retain and sign, and the team will also look to extend the wide receiver’s contract Jackson Smith-Njigba.
Starting Tuesday, NFL teams can begin applying the franchise or transition tag through March 3. However, there are substantial Super Bowl tax costs for the Seahawks that will now make it impossible to use the franchise tag this offseason, sources told ESPN.
Walker rushed for 135 yards on 27 carries and caught two passes for 26 yards. win 29-13 Above new England Patriots Became the first running back in Super Bowl LX Named MVP Since then denver broncos‘Terrell Davis won the award in Super Bowl XXXII after the 1997 season.
Walker is expected to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time in March after playing out the final year of his rookie contract with a salary cap hit of less than $2.7 million. The estimated cost of the franchise tag for the running back would be $14.5 million, while the transition tag would cost $11.7 million.
The Seahawks have used the franchise tag only twice in 16 seasons under general manager John Schneider.
Walker rushed for 1,027 yards on 221 attempts with five touchdowns in the backfield platoon Zach Charbonnet This season, and Walker’s 33 rushes of 10 or more yards ranked sixth in the regular season. After Charbonnet suffered an ACL tear in the divisional round, Walker became the lead back and totaled 417 scrimmage yards to lead all players in the postseason.
ESPN’s Brady Henderson contributed to this report.
