The Seattle Seahawks’ triumphant cruise into 2026 as the newest Super Bowl champions didn’t come without some goodbyes, but their head coach doesn’t seem to be too bothered by those who left.
As is the case with many Super Bowl winners, needy teams were eager to poach contributors from Seattle’s roster. Safety Coby Bryant joined the Bears, cornerback Tariq Woolen moved east to Philadelphia, edge Boye Mafe traded his Seahawks uniform for a Bengals kit and special teamer Dareke Young became a Las Vegas Raider. None loomed larger, however, than reigning Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III, who quickly accepted an offer to join the Kansas City Chiefs at the start of free agency.
With Walker gone, the Seahawks are left with Zach Charbonnet — who is returning from an ACL injury suffered in the postseason — spell back George Holani, reserve Kenny McIntosh, who missed all of 2025 with an ACL tear, and offseason addition Emanuel Wilson. It’s a group that isn’t as imposing on paper, but Macdonald isn’t fretting the changes.
“Well, we have, you know, Kenny Mac and Zach are gonna be rehabbing, like, crazy, trying to get back,” Macdonald told NFL Network’s Steve Wyche at the Annual League Meeting. “You know, we’re gonna be aggressive with that as best we can, but we’re also gonna be as smart as we can to take care of them. So, when they’re ready to go, they’re ready to go.
“I think what you saw from George Holani in the offseason, or really at the end of the season, Super Bowl, NFC championship, the guy played great football, as he did before, he got hurt, you know, at the beginning of the season. So, we’re always looking to make our team, you know, take the next step, but the guys we’re having the building were excited for, and I’m pretty sure it’s Zach Charbonnet scored, like, 14 touchdowns last year, so it was pretty good.”
