When Seattle Seahawks’ Kenny McIntosh went down with a torn ACL early in training camp, it appeared to open the door for 2025 draft pick Damien Martinez to claim the third running back spot behind Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet.
After getting him in the seventh round, coach Mike Macdonald praised Martinez’s physicality and downhill running style. He didn’t mention Marshawn Lynch by name, but the implication was clear.
Having a potential workhorse is appealing for a club that wants to re-establish a potent running game and also has the talented-but-often fragile Walker in the RB1 slot.