{"id":288773,"date":"2026-06-23T17:56:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=288773"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:56:57","slug":"chiefs-running-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/06\/23\/chiefs-running-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Running Back Kenneth Walker III Could Make History with His New Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III win a Super Bowl with his new team? If so, he’ll become just the second player in NFL history to win a Super Bowl MVP with two different franchises. <\/span><\/p>\n

Quarterback Tom Brady<\/a> is the only player to have received the honor with two teams. He won four with the New England Patriots and one as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walker won the Super Bowl MVP <\/span>last season, as he helped the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> defeat the Patriots in the \u201cThe Big Game.\u201d Then he left Seattle this offseason to sign<\/a> a three-year, $45 million contract ($28.7 million fully guaranteed) with the Chiefs. It’ll be interesting to see if Walker can win a second MVP.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chiefs Running Back Kenneth Walker III Could Make History with His New Team<\/span><\/h2>\n

His Career Thus Far<\/h3>\n
Walker attended Arlington High School in Arlington, Tennessee. He rushed for 3,485 yards and 41 touchdowns during his career. He then committed to play college football at Wake Forest.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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After two seasons at Wake Forest, Walker transferred <\/span>to Michigan State following the 2020 campaign. He rushed for a whopping\u00a0<\/span>264 yards and four touchdowns in his debut with the Spartans. Walker won both the Walter Camp and Doak Walker Awards in 2021 and then declared for the NFL draft.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Seahawks drafted Walker in the <\/span>second round (41st overall pick) of the 2022 NFL Draft. He had a great first year, rushing for 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns. He also joined Curt Warner as the only players in Seahawks history to rush for at least 1,000 yards as a rookie.
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In addition, Walker helped Seattle reach the playoffs during his rookie year. He recorded 63 rushing yards and a touchdown during a 41-23 Wild Card Round loss to the San Francisco 49ers<\/a>.<\/div>\n

\nWalker rushed for 905 yards and eight touchdowns during his second season. In <\/span>Week 3 against the Carolina Panthers<\/a>, he had 156 scrimmage yards and two rushing touchdowns, as he was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.<\/sup><\/sup><\/div>\n
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Walker missed six games due to injury in 2024 and ran for 573 yards and eight touchdowns that year. He also caught a career-high 46 passes for 299 yards and a touchdown. Walker played in all 17 games last season, rushing for 1,027 yards and five scores while adding 31 receptions for 282 yards.<\/div>\n

Revisiting Walker\u2019s Super Bowl Performance<\/h3>\n
As mentioned earlier, Walker earned Super Bowl MVP honors last season. He had 27 carries for 135 yards and 26 receiving yards as Seattle beat the Patriots 31-27<\/a>. His 135 rushing yards were the most in a Super Bowl since Terrell Davis\u2019 157 back in 1998. Davis was also the last running back named Super Bowl MVP before Walker.<\/div>\n
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Will the Chiefs Running Back Accomplish the Feat?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Last season, the Chiefs ranked 25th in yards per game (106.6) and 20th in yards per carry (4.21), and failed to reach the 100-yard rush mark in each of the final four games of the season. Yeah, that’s not very good at all.<\/div>\n
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Needless to say, the Walker signing is just what Kansas City needed. He’s a huge upgrade over Kareen Hunt and Isiah Pacheco, who served as the team\u2019s running backs last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Can Walker become the first non-quarterback to win a Super Bowl MVP with two teams? Yes, he can, but it’ll be a difficult task for the new Chiefs running back. Yet, Walker joins a Kansas City squad that knows a thing or two about winning Super Bowls. They\u2019ve won three with head coach Andy Reid, quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and tight end Travis Kelce<\/a> leading the way.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The future Hall of Fame trio remains with the team although <\/span>Mahomes is recovering from a torn ACL<\/a>. If Mahomes can stay healthy, the Chiefs certainly have a chance to win another Super Bowl within the next few years. And if they do win one, Walker could win another MVP if he has a performance like he did against the Patriots a season ago. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Main Image: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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