The former Seattle running back had perhaps the best start to life as a Chief.
Former Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker had perhaps the perfect start to life with the Kansas City Chiefs, as Andy Reid's team rolled to a Week 1 win.
After Walker was allowed to test free agency this offseason, the Chiefs signed him to a three-year, $43.05 million deal.
Seen as the piece the Chiefs' offense needs, and one the Seahawks' offense would struggle without, well, in Week 1, Walker showed Seattle what it's missing and the Chiefs what it now has.
In a 31-10 win over the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium, Walker was unstoppable.
He rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, with his biggest run being a monster 60-yard play. But he wasn't just a runner.
Walker also had three receptions for 18 yards and a touchdown, meaning that in his Chiefs debut, he amassed 191 yards from scrimmage with two touchdowns.
Some would say that is a perfect introduction.
It was evident early that head coach/play-caller Andy Reid wanted to get Walker into the game, one because of the back he is and two to maybe limit Patrick Mahomes's passing attempts in his first game back from an ACL injury.
The Chiefs got the ball after a Bo Nix interception, then ran Walker four straight times, followed by two Mahomes passes, then went right back to Walker for three straight plays before Mahomes scrambled into the end zone.
On that 12-play, 56-yard drive, Walker had seven carries for 30 yards to firmly establish the game plan for the night.
And Denver couldn't stop it.
That is the kind of play the Seahawks saw in the playoffs, with Walker as the bell cow and Zach Charbonnet out with an ACL injury, and it is clear Kenneth will be Reid's go-to guy.
Other running back Emmett Johnson had just eight carries for 24 yards, as it was clear Walker would be the offense's workhorse.
Yes, the Seahawks drafted Jadarian Price to replace Walker, and while the rookie showed some good flashes in the win over the Patriots, there is no denying Seattle might have been sitting back watching Walker against Denver and wondering if it made a mistake letting him walk.
