The Seattle Seahawks won’t use their franchise tag on Kenneth Walker III. They usually allow their free agents to test the market and give them an opportunity to match any offer they get, and things shouldn’t be different with the reigning Super Bowl MVP.
Then again, they might not want to give up as much money as another team would be willing to pay him. He’s a solid player, but recency bias also affects negotiations, and he just went off in the biggest game of his career.
Considering that, GM John Schneider and the Seahawks should scour the market for potential replacements.