Seahawks activate Zach Charbonnet but keep him inactive for Chiefs game
Seattle announced that running back Zach Charbonnet, activated from the PUP list, will not play in the Week 7 matchup against Kansas City, as the team follows its planned ramp-up schedule.
Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald said the Seahawks will not use Zach Charbonnet in Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, even though the running back was activated from the physically unable to perform list on Thursday.
"The plan was to get a great week's worth of work and see where we're at, and, so, we're going to take it into next week. I'd just say it's part of the plan," Macdonald explained.
Charbonnet is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in the previous season’s divisional-round playoff win over the San Francisco 49ers. The team’s 14th-ranked rushing attack has accumulated 643 yards in six games, while Chiefs rookie Kenneth Walker III leads the league with 665 yards in one fewer game.
Seattle’s leading rushers this season are Emanuel Wilson with 303 yards and two touchdowns, rookie Jadarian Price with 119 yards (currently sidelined with a chest injury), and George Holani with 97 yards. Charbonnet’s activation was required to keep him on the 53-man roster; otherwise, NFL rules would have forced him to miss the rest of the season.