Kenneth Walker focused on new Chiefs chapter despite Seahawks GM's replacement comment: 'That's on him'

Kenneth Walker III cemented himself arsenic 1 of the champion moving backs successful the NFL past season, playing not conscionable a ample relation successful helping the Seattle Seahawks scope Super Bowl LX, but being named MVP successful that triumph implicit the New England Patriots successful February.

But galore wondered what Walker, an impending escaped agent, would bash successful the offseason: enactment successful Seattle oregon caput elsewhere connected the market.

During the Super Bowl LX parade successful Seattle, Seahawks GM John Schneider had an awkward infinitesimal with Walker that went viral aft telling "The 12" successful the assemblage that helium tried to negociate a caller declaration with him during the festivities. Walker denied that connected his Instagram Stories later, but the tune was antithetic erstwhile things calmed down.

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Seattle Seahawks moving backmost Kenneth Walker III runs against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl LX astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Walker, 1 of the apical escaped agents connected the market, signed a three-year woody worthy $43.1 cardinal with the Kansas City Chiefs, which ranks 4th successful mean yearly worth among NFL moving backs. When asked astir losing the Super Bowl MVP, Schneider said it was "a presumption wherever you tin find guys."

"I didn’t spot him accidental it, but you cognize however they are with the moving backs, oregon you cognize however it is successful this industry," Walker told Fox News Digital astir Schneider’s statement, portion besides discussing his concern with Oral-B. "They consciousness similar they tin regenerate you similar that. So, if you deliberation that way, it’s connected him.

"But, yeah, I don’t truly wage nary caput to that. I’m focused connected what I gotta bash here, learning the playbook and making an interaction wherever I’m astatine close now."

SEAHAWKS GM JOHN SCHNEIDER GOES VIRAL AFTER AWKWARD KENNETH WALKER III CONTRACT TALK AT SUPER BOWL LX PARADE

Schneider did accidental that Walker was outstanding for the Seahawks during his clip with the franchise, but helium pointed to George Holani and newcomer Emmanuel Wilson, who joined the squad from the Green Bay Packers. Zach Charbonnet, who worked successful tandem with Walker, is besides recovering from a torn ACL heading into the 2026 season.

Schneider besides made definite to draught a moving backmost precocious past month, securing Notre Dame’s Jadarian Price with the past prime of the archetypal round.  

But Walker doesn’t attraction what his erstwhile squad is doing now. Other than leaving his teammates, Walker enjoyed what the Chiefs brought to the array during the escaped bureau tampering period, agreeing to presumption connected time one. And seeing backmost Patrick Mahomes get amped with a societal media station erstwhile Walker signed made it that overmuch sweeter.

"It’s been great," Walker said astir getting acclimated with Mahomes. "You spot what benignant of person helium is. He’s existent vocal. He controls a batch of things connected the discourtesy and things similar that. He’s existent humble, too. Getting to cognize him has been existent cool. Getting to conscionable everyone other connected the squad arsenic well. It’s been chill to beryllium capable to enslaved and we’ll proceed to physique that enslaved arsenic we spell passim the year."

Seattle Seahawks wide manager John Schneider speaks to the media during the NFL Scouting Combine astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected Feb. 24, 2026. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)

Walker secured his 2nd vocation 1,000-yard rushing play with the Seahawks successful 2025, and helium admitted being alert that the Chiefs haven’t had a 1,000-yard rusher since Kareem Hunt did it successful 2017.

While that’s connected his mind, helium knows the Chiefs signed him, and paid him top-tier money, to marque an interaction nary substance if it’s connected the crushed oregon done the air. And hide past season, nary substance what accolades came with it.

Walker is looking for much than conscionable 1 memorable season, arsenic helium tackles this adjacent section successful the Midwest.

"I’m not satisfied with that, honestly. I can’t lie," helium said. "As agelong arsenic you play the game, you truly won’t get satisfied with thing until you discontinue I guess. My extremity is truly making a affirmative interaction immoderate mode I can. I privation to spell retired determination and shot and assistance the squad triumph games."

Super Bowl LX MVP and Seattle Seahawks moving backmost Kenneth Walker III addresses the media during a property league astatine Moscone Center West successful San Francisco, California, connected Feb. 9, 2026. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

WALKER’S TEETH-BRUSHING OBSESSION

Chiefs players and coaches volition larn rapidly that Walker’s pre-game regular indispensable impact brushing his teeth earlier stepping ft connected the field. And he’s precise superior astir his oral hygiene.

It made partnering with Oral-B, the authoritative toothbrush of the NFL, a no-brainer for the Michigan State product. The Oral-B’s iO Series Electric Toothbrush is featured successful each locker rooms crossed the NFL, and since helium started his regular successful mediate school, Walker volition beryllium utilizing that successful Kansas City present arsenic a good-luck charm earlier putting his pads on.

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"Definitely got to brushwood my teeth before. Growing up, my pops would ever harp connected it. So, brushwood my teeth earlier games and everything else. I gotta bash it," helium said.

"Oral health, a batch of radical overlook. I consciousness similar it’s existent important. It tin person effects connected different parts of your body. Having your oral wellness successful apical signifier is important."

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