Story byGregg BellTue, January 20, 2026 at 8:48 PM UTC·10 min readKenneth Walker is running for more than to get to the Super Bowl. He’s running for a job. He’s still just 25 years old. His rookie contract ends as soon as this Seahawks season does. He’s playing like he doesn’t want either one to finish. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHarnessed in a job share the first four months of his contract season, Walker is running wild at exactly the time Seattle needs him to — and at the time he needs to earn a new deal. The team’s second-round draft choice from 2022 has had three of his four best rushing days of his season during the Seahawks’ four-game push into the NFC championship, Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field (3:30 p. m., FOX television, channel 13 locally). Walker had his second 100-yard rushing day of the season Dec.