The Seattle Seahawks are hoping for big things this season from running back Chris Carson. Sidelined at the end of last year with a hip injury, Carson is expected to be able to return to form in 2020.
But Carson’s health issues aren’t what is keeping him in the middle of the pack of NFL.com’s Maurice Jones-Drew’s top running backs heading into the season . . . it’s concerns whether or not he can protect the football.
“Carson, who finished in the top five in rushing yards last season, has been highly productive the last two seasons, but I have one major problem with his game,” Jones-Drew writes. “He simply coughs up the ball too much. Carson had seven fumbles last year alone. That is a killer for any offense.”
Saquon Barkley held the top spot in @MJD's ranking of the league's 32 RB1s heading into 2019. This year, however, the Giants RB didn't crack the top fivehttps://t.co/V6z6rX2WjS pic.twitter.com/RxtNgfW3oP
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) July 13, 2020
Carson’s ball-security skills were certainly called into question last season, but hopefully entering his fourth year in the league he is able to prove he’s well worth the risk.