After losing a major part of their backfield, the Seattle Seahawks could be adding some help for the NFC Championship game.
The team on Friday announced that running back Zach Charbonnet was officially headed to injured reserve after suffering a season-ending knee injury. The team could have some relief in the form of a third-year back who is set to return from injury.
Seahawks Get Important Return
The Athletic’s Michael-Shawn Dugar reported on Friday that the Seahawks designated running back George Holani to return from injured reserve. He had been out since November, but could provide more depth as the Seahawks host the Los Angeles Rams with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.
Holani played a small role in the offense, appearing in 11 games with 36 offensive snaps. He had 22 carries for 73 yards with one touchdown, adding two receptions for 15 yards.
Holani was also a regular on special teams, playing in 133 total snaps this season.
Seahawks Have Big Shoes to Fill
It will be difficult to fully replace Charbonnet, who is set to undergo surgery after suffering a torn ACL in the team’s divisional-round win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said Charbonnet has “got a long road to come back” from the injury.
âFiguring out what the extent of the injury is and weâll get all the details on when heâs going to get it fixed and all that,â Macdonald said, via the Seattle Times. âYou just feel for the guy, for the person. This guy is just an absolute stud, so heâs around and in good spirits. We got his back.â
Charbonnet split snaps almost equally with Kenneth Walker III this season, rushing for a career-high 730 yards. As Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times noted, Charbonnet played an important role for the offense and won’t easily be replaced.
“Charbonnet usually came in for obvious passing situations and in the two-minute offense â taking advantage of his solid blocking and pass-catching skills â and also emerged as the teamâs primary short-yardage runner,” Condotta wrote. “Charbonnet led the Seahawks with 12 rushing touchdowns this season, six of which were from the 1- or 2-yard line.”
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