Zach Charbonnet to miss rest of season for Seattle Seahawks with "significant knee injury"
Seahawks' Zach Charbonnet out for the season with knee injury
Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet will not play any more games this season after suffering a knee injury in Saturday's divisional round against the 49ers.
RENTON, Wash. - Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a knee injury that requires surgery, coach Mike Macdonald said in a local radio interview on Monday.
Charbonnet injured his knee during Saturday night's 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC divisional round.
"He’s got a significant knee injury, unfortunately," Macdonald said on Seattle Sports 710 on Monday. "Breaks your heart. He’s going to need surgery, so he’s got a good long road to come back. Our heart goes out to him, prayers go out to Charbs. We love him, man."
During the regular season, Charbonnet led the Seahawks with 12 rushing touchdowns, as well as added 730 yards, which trailed only Kenneth Walker III for the team lead.
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 03: Zach Charbonnet #26 of the Seattle Seahawks runs the ball in the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on January 03, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Lachlan Cunningham / Getty Images)
Charbonnet became the first Seahawks running back since Marshawn Lynch in 2014 to rush for at least 10 touchdowns in a season.
Walker, whose three rushing touchdowns against the 49ers tied him with Shaun Alexander for the most in a playoff game in franchise history, is the only healthy running back on Seattle's roster. The Seahawks could add either of veteran running backs Velus Jones Jr. or Cam Akers from the practice squad, as well as George Holani, who has been on injured reserve since late November.
Regardless, the Seahawks will be without Charbonnet ahead of their NFC championship game matchup against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
"This guy is the epitome of what it means to be a Seahawk," Macdonald said. "Absolute tough as nails, great teammate, great human being, plays his tail off, detail oriented, unselfish. It just hurts, man, it hurts that it’s going on, but he’s going to be back stronger than ever, and the guys are going to pick him up."
The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.
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