The Seattle Seahawks will be without a significant part of their offense for the remainder of the playoffs as running back Zach Charbonnet suffered a “singifcant” knee injury that Adam Schefter is reporting is a torn ACL.
Charbonnet went down in the second quarter of Seattle’s 41-6 NFC Divisional Round win over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday.
“It breaks your heart,” Macdonald said. “He’s going to need surgery. So, he has a long road to come back. Our heart goes out to him. Prayers go out to Charbs. We love him, man.”
A second-round pick by the Seahawks in 2023, Charbonnet rushed for 730 yards and a team-high 12 touchdowns on 184 carries in 16 regular-season games while sharing the work in Seattle’s backfield with Walker.
Charbonnet carried five times for 20 yards against San Francsico before suffering his injury late in the first half. Seattle then leaned heavily on Walker, who rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries before the Seahawks pulled their starters in the fourth quarter with the victory in hand.
Walker rushed for a team-leading 1,027 yards (4.6 yards per carry) during the regular season and played in all 17 games for the first time since Seattle chose him in the second round in 2022.
The Seahawks will host the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
