The Seattle Seahawks’ triumphant cruise into 2026 as the most recent Super Bowl champions didn’t come without some goodbyes, but their head coach doesn’t seem too upset about those who left.
As is the case with many Super Bowl winners, needy teams were eager to pluck contributors from Seattle’s roster. Safety Coby Bryant joined the Bears, cornerback Tariq Woolen moved east to Philadelphia, edge Boye Mafe traded his Seahawks uniform for a Bengals uniform, and special teams tight end Dareke Young became a Las Vegas Raider. None, however, was bigger than Kenneth Walker III, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, who quickly accepted an offer to join the Kansas City Chiefs at the start of free agency.
With Walker gone, the Seahawks are left with Zach Charbonnet — who is returning from an ACL injury suffered in the postseason — quarterback George Holani, backup Kenny McIntosh, who missed all of 2025 with an ACL tear, and out for the season Emanuel Wilson. It’s a group that isn’t as exciting on paper, but Macdonald isn’t fazed by the changes.
“Well, we have, you know, Kenny Mac and Zach are going to rehab, like crazy, trying to get back,” Macdonald told NFL Network’s Steve Wyche at the annual meeting. “You know, we’re going to be as aggressive with this as we can, but we’re also going to be as smart as we can to take care of them. So when they’re ready to go, they’re ready to go.
“I think what you saw from George Holani during the season, or really at the end of the season, the Super Bowl, the NFC championship, the guy played great football, like he did before, he got hurt, you know, at the beginning of the season. So, we’re always looking to make our team, you know, take the next step, but the guys that we’re sure have the build, were really excited about, and I was excited about, 14 touchdowns in before, so this was pretty good.”