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The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

Kenneth Walker Signs with Chiefs

The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

Jeff Ratcliffe

Sports, Football, Fantasy Sports

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Jeff is back with a quick slant instant reaction podcast episode to break down Kenneth Walker signing with the Kansas City Chiefs. Jeff dives into Walker's fit in Andy Reid's offense and speculates on his usage. He also unpacks the fantasy implications for both Walker and the backfield on his old team, the Seattle Seahawks.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It didn't take long for things to heat up during the NFL legal tampering period.

0:05.2

Shortly after it was announced that Alec Pierce re-signed with the Colts,

0:08.7

the Chiefs made a power move they will be signing Kenneth Walker.

0:14.5

Oh boy.

0:16.2

Walker obviously showed up big down the stretch, especially in the Super Bowl.

0:20.4

We know the performance there,

0:21.8

but largely in his time in Seattle, he was stuck in timeshare committee situations. Now he goes to

0:29.8

Kansas City, which I'll be honest, wasn't necessarily my favorite landing spot for him,

0:35.1

but I'm not going to hate on it, where he's not going to have much

0:39.7

competition at all. If we look to the Kansas City backfield, this is an element that they've

0:45.3

been missing for quite some time. They just haven't had a speed back element. They've had Isaiah

0:50.5

Pacheco, who let's be clear, at least early in his career had speed, but since

0:54.9

he was injured, he's never quite been the same player.

0:57.4

Kareem Hunt earlier in his career might have had speed.

1:00.0

He doesn't have it either.

1:01.5

Those guys are free agents.

1:02.7

Those guys are going to walk.

1:03.6

They have Breschard Smith who maybe can contribute potentially in passing situations a little

1:08.1

bit this year, and then pretty much nobody else.

1:11.1

Kenneth Walker is stepping into a prime opportunity with an offense that can be very potent,

1:17.1

with an offensive mind in Andy Reed, who historically has proven to be very effective for

1:25.2

running backs, especially for fantasy football purposes. Now, Walker, as I mentioned,

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