He averaged a league-best 6.3 yards per carry last season while recording 749 yards and six touchdowns on 119 rushes. The Seahawks re-signed Penny during the 2022 NFL offseason and will likely make him their lead back. He was dominant on the ground over a five-game stretch and closed the season with a career-high 190 rushing yards against the Cardinals. Penny made six starts in 2021 and recorded at least 137 rushing yards in four of them. The former first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft was largely viewed as a bust before he burst onto the scene as a starter late in the 2021 NFL season. Penny figures to be the biggest benefactor after Carson's departure.

Below is a breakdown of which backs will lead the way for the ground-dominant Seahawks in 2022.

Seattle currently has six running backs on its roster after Carson's departure. MORE: Why Drew Lock, not Geno Smith, is expected to win Seahawks' starting job Seahawks RB depth chart How does the Seahawks' RB depth chart shake out? Here's a breakdown of the backs they have on the roster and who will be asked to replace Carson's role near the top of the depth chart. They also no longer have Alex Collins on the roster after he led the team with 257 snaps at the position in 2021. They have been used to playing without him in recent seasons - he missed 17 games over his last two seasons in the league - but now will officially have to move onto another workhorse to take over as the No. He also added 107 catches, 804 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a receiver.Ĭarson's departure will leave a small hole in the Seahawks' backfield. That included two seasons of 1,000-plus rushing yards. He totaled 3,502 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns on 769 career carries. Ĭarson was a seventh-round pick out of Oklahoma State in the 2017 NFL Draft. And the #Seahawks, as they did with Cliff Avril, Kam Chancellor and others, make sure he gets his money. He won't officially make a retirement statement in case his injured neck 'dramatically improves,' per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.Ĭhris Carson won't make a retirement statement, just in case his neck dramatically improves. However, Carson failed his physical with the Seahawks and decided to retire after that. MORE: Why Seahawks could be involved in Jimmy Garoppolo sweepstakes So, I'm staying positive like I said, and continue to fight and get back onto the field.' 'I see myself playing until I feel like stopping. 'Oh, we still going right now,' Carson said in June, per NFL Network. Initially, Carson was optimistic that he would be able to play during the 2022 campaign.

The 27-year-old is calling it quits after dealing with a neck injury that caused him to miss all but four games during the 2021 NFL season. For the first time since 2017, Chris Carson will not be expected to lead the Seahawks' backfield.Ĭarson is set to retire from the NFL after playing five seasons in Seattle.

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