Seahawks Kenneth Walker III undergoes procedure for hernia team expects him back for Week 1 per report

Many are excited for rookie running back , but he is now working through an i sue that will hold him out for a little. On Tuesday, Walker did not practice with the team. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told Lee Stempniak Men Jersey reporters afterwards that he's working through a hernia "thing.""Ken's got a little hernia thing that he's working on and we've got to get through that," Carroll said, . So I don't know what to tell you yet, but it's something that we can attend to and all that ... ""We've Anttoni Honka Jersey just got to make sure that he's OK by the opener is what we're shooting for." On Wednesday, Carroll said Walker underwent a "procedure," but did not reveal many details about it. The team said it is not a sports hernia. , Walker's procedure was for a hernia and not a sports hernia, which is sometimes referred to as a core muscle injury. He' Dougie Hamilton Men Jersey s expected to make a full recovery, per NFL Media, and the Seahawks expect him back for Week 1 "if all goes well." SEA RB #9 Walker rushed five times for 19 yards in the Seahawks' 32-25 preseason lo s to the Saturday night, and also caught one pa s for 11 yards. He's expected to play a role in this new-look Seahawks offense, as he rushed for a whopping 1,636 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2021 for Michigan State. It earned him the Nino Niederreiter Men Jersey Doak Walker Award -- which is given to the top running back in college football each year. Carroll has discu sed how impre sed he's been by Walker's , which was something that excited potential fantasy football Dougie Hamilton Kids Jersey owners and Seahawks fans alike. However, this hernia is an i sue that could slow his development, and going by Carroll's comments, it sounds like the Sept. 12 season opener against the could be in jeopardy as well.