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As the Seattle Seahawks face the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football, they will be without a key weapon on their offense as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive. With the Seahawks monitoring the injury to running back Kenneth Walker,

As expected, neither tight end Brady Russell nor running back Kenneth Walker III will play in Week 17 due to their respective injuries. Walker has now missed a career-high five games on the season with three separate injuries.

The Seahawks face the Bears for Thursday Night Football, but they'll be missing a key piece of their offense as they look to keep playoff hopes alive.

Walker's third NFL season has been marred by injuries. The 2022 second-round pick missed two games in September after hurting his oblique in the opener and two more in December because of a calf injury. Going on IR will sideline him for a minimum of four games, meaning his season is over unless the Seahawks make a deep playoff run.

Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III has officially been ruled out for Thursday's matchup against the Chicago Bears with an ankle injury,

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With Walker out, Zach Charbonnet is expected to make another start, and the Seahawks have full confidence in the second-year back, who has rushed for 453 yards and eight touchdowns, including a career-best 134 yards while starting in place of Walker in Seattle's Week 14 win in Arizona.

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Also inactive for the Seahawks are cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett, linebacker Patrick O'Connell, tackle Micael Jerrell, receiver Cody White and quarterback Jaren Hall, who will dress as the team's emergency third quarterback for the second week in a row after being signed from the practice squad to the 53-man roster last week.

The Seattle Seahawks' third-year running back will miss the final two games of the regular season and potentially two playoff games.

Walker’s ankle injury no better in short week. So it’s Zach Charbonnet and last year’s overlooked rookie as the running backs.