{"id":263796,"date":"2026-09-22T01:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/andy-reid-has-bad-news-for-chiefs-kenneth-walker-iii\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T01:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:16:10","slug":"andy-reid-has-bad-news-for-chiefs-kenneth-walker-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/andy-reid-has-bad-news-for-chiefs-kenneth-walker-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Reid has bad news for Chiefs&#8217; Kenneth Walker III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/kansas_city_chiefs\/39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> made one of the biggest moves of the offseason, signing reigning Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to a very lucrative multiyear deal.<\/p>\n<p>Through two weeks, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/seattle_seahawks\/59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> star has validated this move and even looked like a bargain.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s leading the league with 369 yards from scrimmage, following a record-breaking debut with another strong performance in the win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis_colts\/37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, head coach Andy Reid is worried about his season-long usage, so his numbers might take a big hit in the following weeks.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his new star, the future Hall of Famer hinted at giving rookie RB Emmett Johnson a bigger workload.<\/p>\n<h2>The Chiefs want to give Emmett Johnson a chance\u00a0<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe other part is allowing Emmett to grow,\u201d Reid said. \u201cI think Emmett will continue to get more snaps, and that will take a little bit of the load off Kenny. He wants the ball every play, Ken does. He\u2019s not asking to be relieved or anything else. But, I think as it goes on you get a nice balance with those two in there, and it keeps them more fresh as the season goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/andy_reid_has_bad_news_for_chiefs_kenneth_walker_iii\/s1_13132_44332507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs made one of the biggest moves of the offseason, signing reigning Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to a very lucrative multiyear deal. 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