Seahawks clear out their injured running back room

Training camp cuts are always a little brutal, but this one stings for a specific reason: Kenny McIntosh never really got a shot to show what he could do in Seattle. The Seahawks moved on from the running back on Monday, and Adam Schefter had the news out almost immediately.

McIntosh arrived with a real pedigree. Georgia took him deep into the 7th round in 2023 (No. 237 overall), but he'd been the workhorse on back-to-back national title teams, rushing for a team-high 829 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior while also catching 43 passes. He was the kind of Day 3 flier that made scouts squint and wonder how he lasted that long.

The pro career never got going, though. A knee sprain limited him to 3 games as a rookie, and after finally carving out a real role in 2024 -- 31 carries for 172 yards across all 17 games -- he tore his ACL in last year's training camp, wiping out his entire 2025 season. He opened this camp on the PUP list still working his way back.

Timing didn't help either. Seattle used a first-round pick on Jadarian Price this spring and added Emanuel Wilson in free agency, stacking the backfield with fresher, healthier bodies. For a guy who'd already lost most of two seasons to injury, there just wasn't room to wait around for one more comeback.

McIntosh leaves Seattle with 31 career regular-season carries for 172 yards -- a quiet line for a player who once looked like a steal on paper. Now it's on to whatever's next, whether that's a practice squad look elsewhere or more rehab before another shot. Either way, the Seahawks backfield picture just got a little clearer, and a little more crowded at the top.