Seahawks add 2 running backs to roster to back up Kenneth Walker before Super Bowl 6
The are going up against a stingy run defense from the in Super Bowl 60. Kenneth Walker III will be the bell-cow for Seattle, as Zach Charbonnet is out with a torn ACL. But, behind Walker, there is questionable depth. Only George Holani is on the active roster. But that changed the day before the Super Bowl. According to the Seahawks are elevating two running backs from the practice squad for the Super Bowl. Veteran running back Cam Akers and Velus Jones Jr. were both activated for the Super Bowl. Seahawks elevate 2 running backs for Super Bowl 60 Jose Mesa Jersey "Seahawks elevated running backs Cam Akers and Velus Jones Jr. from their practice squad ahead of Super Bowl 60," Schefter reports. Seattle needed running back depth in a bad way, and Akers and Jones will join Holani behind Walker as depth options for the Seahawks offense. Akers has played in just three games for the Seahawks this season, running the ball and getting targeted not one time in his time with Seattle. But he is a former Super Bowl champion and can provide some experience behind Walker. Jones Jr. has bounced around the NFL as well, but this season for Seattle, he has gotten the ball a bit. He has four carries for 32 Ken Harrelson Jersey yards, all of which came against the at the end of the regular season. In the playoffs, he has six attempts for 10 yards. More : Walker will take on the bell-cow work once again, and through two games, he's shown he's good enough in that role. He hasrun for 178 yards and four touchdowns on 38 attempts to go with 78 receiving yards on seven receptions. While the Seahawks can rely on Walker, who has 1,027 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns this season, they're going to need some depth. Neither is a top running back by any means, but without much depth behind Walker, they're needed additions to the roster. More Seahawks news: Joe Charboneau Jersey
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