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Seahawks Running Back Roulette: Who Fits Seattle Best?

By ColPatnode

Jan 7, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans strong safety Quintin Demps (27) and Oakland Raiders running back Latavius Murray (28) in action during the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans strong safety Quintin Demps (27) and Oakland Raiders running back Latavius Murray (28) in action during the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 11, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles (25) stretches out before the game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium. The Bears won 18-17. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Jamaal Charles

Seahawks fans awoke to this morning, and learned a tantalizing piece of information:

Like Adrian Peterson, Jamaal Charles comes with some major risk, mainly health. Charles has appeared in only eight games the past two seasons and has torn the ACL in both his knees.

When healthy, Charles is one of the premier dual threat RBs in the game. In Charles’ last full season in 2014, he created over 1300 total yards and scored 14 touchdowns. Charles is 30 years old, but could come at a tremendous discount. The upside is still there for Charles to be one of the ten best runners in the game.

Even if Charles doesn’t become the full-time back he once was, he can still provide enormous value to the team as a 3rd down specialist, allowing Rawls and Prosise to split carries on first and second down.

We have witnessed Seattle bringing in a similar player in Fred Jackson. Charles is probably still a better player than Jackson was, but the leadership and role could be similar.

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