Kenneth Walker III didn’t linger after the Kansas City Chiefs’ 20-3 Week 7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Oct. 25, and he didn’t try to dress it up afterward either.
The former Seahawks running back, now with Kansas City, headed straight for the tunnel and into the locker room instead of staying on the field to exchange handshakes with his old teammates. Content creator Justin David Kish posted the moment on X, noting that Walker “didn’t take the time to shake hands with his former Seahawks teammates as he jogged directly to the locker room.”
Walker later said the reaction came down to one thing: frustration.
“S-t, we lost,” Walker said, per ESPN’s Nate Taylor. “I was frustrated.
That’s about it. I [saw] them over there celebrating and s-t.
That’s about it.”
The game was a sharp break from the season Walker had put together up to that point. He entered Week 7 leading the NFL in rushing yards and had gone over 100 yards in four of five games, fueling an MVP push that’s unusual for a running back. Kansas City brought him in on a three-year, $43 million deal over the offseason after the Seahawks reportedly didn’t make him a formal offer.
Against Seattle, though, he was held in check. Walker finished with a season-low 36 yards on 14 carries and added four catches for 21 yards.
That subdued stat line matched the mood afterward.
“They’ve got playmakers, you know,” Walker said of Seattle. “They played hard, and they outplayed us. We’ve just got to get better.”
The Seahawks came into the game with a clear plan for him. Safety Nick Emmanwori said stopping Walker was a major focus for Seattle’s defense.
“I ain’t going to lie, I did,” Emmanwori admitted, per ESPN. “I definitely did want to hold him under 100 [yards].
Emmanwori added, “I don’t really listen to all the media noise, but that was my motivation. I know a lot of dudes on the defense, that was their motivation, too, to stop him under 100 and play lights out on defense. I think we did that.”
Kansas City’s bigger issue, as the night wore on, was that the offense couldn’t generate much through the air. That gave Seattle the chance to crowd the box and make life even harder for Walker on the ground.
For the Chiefs, it was another reminder that the receiver room still needs help, and many around the league expect them to look for it before the trade deadline. Until that changes, Walker is going to keep carrying a heavy load.
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