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Seahawks lose 2 running backs to injury in 1st half against Cardinals

Seattle Seahawks running backs Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise suffered injuries against the Arizona Cardinals and won’t return to the game.

The Seahawks have already lost running back Rashaad Penny for the season due to a torn ACL and will now be without both Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise for the remainder of the Week 16 contest against the Arizona Cardinals.

Both running backs suffered injuries in the first half of the game and neither will return to the matchup.

Carson was initially deemed questionable to return with a hip injury but was ruled out shortly after the start of the third quarter per the TV broadcast. Prosise has been sidelined with an arm injury.

With Carson and Prosise now unavailable, that leaves rookie Travis Homer to shoulder the load in the run game. Seattle selected Homer in the sixth round of this year’s draft out of Miami.

Carson finished the day with eight carries for 40 yards and Prosise logged four touches for 14 yards.

Coach Pete Carroll should have injury updates on both running backs during his post-game press conference.

As of this post, the Cardinals lead the Seahawks 20-7 in the third quarter.

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Are Alabama RB’s taking over the NFL?

Alabama has produced talented players throughout the years on both sides of the ball at almost every position. However, it seems like this 2019 NFL season is showing that The Crimson Tide might be great at producing running backs. Let’s check-in on …

Alabama has produced talented players throughout the years on both sides of the ball at almost every position. However, it seems like this 2019 NFL season is showing that The Crimson Tide might be great at producing running backs.

Let’s check-in on the top active running backs in the NFL to have come out of Alabama:

Kenyan Drake:

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The Alabama product found little to no success in Miami after being drafted by the Dolphins in 2016.

Lucky for Drake, five weeks into the 2019 season he was traded to the Arizona Cardinals, who have been desperate for a consistent back since their incumbent starter, David Johnson, has recently been attacked by the injury bug.

In his six weeks in Arizona, Drake has carried the ball 87 times for a total of 417 yards and five touchdowns – four of those five touchdowns came in a single game vs. Cleveland.

Drake is still settling into his role as the lead back for the franchise, but if the trend of increasing carries and yards continue, the NFL might have to look out for the lethal combo of Drake and Kyler Murray in the Arizona backfield.

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Seahawks taking advantage of running back depth with Rashaad Penny out

The Seattle Seahawks will look to C.J. Prosise and Travis Homer to back up Chris Carson now that Rashaad Penny is out for the season.

Injuries have taken their toll on the Seattle Seahawks’ offense this season, including hits to the tight ends and starters upfront. The most recent position group to lose a member is the running backs, now that Rashaad Penny has been shut down for the year after tearing his ACL.

Seattle has utilized the one-two punch of starter Chris Carson and Penny with success lately, but will now have to turn to the next man – or men – up, to get the job done.

“That’s the beauty of the depth that we have on our roster, the beauty of having a C.J. Prosise that you’re like, ‘okay, I’m a huge C.J. fan,” offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said Thursday. “The ability just to make people miss. The ability in the passing game. You obviously see we’ve used him in third-down situations before, two-minute situations before. He’s got a huge upside. I think he’s excited about the opportunity.”

But Prosise isn’t the Seahawks’ only option to back up Carson, Travis Homer is slated to see some time too.

“Travis is a guy that we’ve liked the whole time,” Schottenheimer explained. “Both those guys we feel really good about, just the way they play. Travis is very physical. Good understanding of the protections and stuff already, being a young player.

“You hate to see it for Rashaad having a great last couple games – those guys will step up and they’ll be ready.”

Prosise is expected to get the first look behind Carson in Carolina when the Seahawks and Panthers kick off Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. PT.

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Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny will continue 1-2 punch for Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks won’t hesitate to utilize both running backs on gamedays – starter Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny – to split the load.

The Seattle Seahawks got the run production they’d been looking for when Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny combined for their most rushing yards all season Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings.

“It is awesome, it is so much fun to see those two guys battling it out,” coach Pete Carroll said after the game. “I think Chris got 100 and Rashaad got 70-something. That’s fantastic. I thought Rashaad looked so fast tonight. He just looked so explosive. The screenplay was a beautiful call and beautiful execution, and it just showed that burst that he has and why he’s so exciting.”

Both running backs logged a rushing touchdown Week 13 and Penny posted a receiving score as well. With both backs hot in the same outing, Carroll was asked whether or not the time split was planned.

“You guys keep asking me, but there’s no plan on this one, they’re just playing,” Carroll stated. “And when we see how the game goes, we might give a guy a few more here or a few more there. We don’t know, because they’re both really good. We love them and we just play them. Chris is the starter, so he winds up getting some more carries, but they’re playing as 1-2, and I don’t know who is One and I don’t know who is Two. They’re doing great.”

The Seahawks’ running backs have another tough test in front of them this Sunday night against the Rams. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:20 p.m. in Los Angeles.

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Seahawks running backs prove unstoppable Monday night against Vikings

The Seattle Seahawks turned to their trusty running back duo of Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny in their Monday night win over the Vikings.

The Seahawks turned to their trusty running back duo Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings to come away with a huge NFC win and the lead in the NFC West. Seattle beat Minnesota 37-30 Week 13 to advance to 10-2 on the year.

Starter Chris Carson and second-year running back, Rashaad Penny, split the load in primetime and each came away with major yardage and a rushing touchdown.

Carson scored first on a one-yard run in the first quarter after an impressive long of 25 yards to get the Seahawks in the red zone. On the night, he posted 23 carries for 102 yards and the TD. He also managed an absolutely huge third-down conversion in the final minutes of the game to basically seal the deal for Seattle.

Penny’s one-yard TD run came in the third quarter to tie up the game 17-17. He finished the outing with 15 touches for 74 yards on the ground and also factored nicely into the passing game, totaling four catches on five targets for 33 yards and a receiving touchdown.

Carson and Penny have been hot and cold throughout the year, with one or the other dominating each week. On Monday night, however, the group effort finally paid off and two combined for 176 yards rushing to give the Seahawks exactly what they needed to emerge victorious over the Vikings.

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Chris Carson remains the Seahawks starting running back

Despite the emergence of running back Rashaad Penny Week 12, Chris Carson remains the Seattle Seahawks starting running back for now.

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson struggled last week against the Philadelphia Eagles while Rashaad Penny posted one of the better games of his career. But for now, it appears there is no starting running back controversy in Seattle.

“I mean, Chris is our guy,” offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said Friday. “We know that. He’s playing terrific football as well. But, like what happened last year some, each week, sometimes different guys step up. It happens that way in the passing game. Different receivers step up. Happened in the running game.

“Of course, we want to get Rashaad his touches, get him in the game – in terms of forcing it to happen, we’re not going to do that.”

Against the Eagles, Penny finished the day with 14 carries for 129 yards and a career-long, 58-yard touchdown run.

Penny’s off-season work paid off for both him and the Seahawks and Schottenheimer has noticed a real difference in the second-year running back.

“I think he feels better, I think he feels like his conditioning is better” Schottenheimer explained. “I think that’s part of the confidence of a young player. Hey, I feel better. I feel like I can do more. It’s cool to see him get rewarded for that when he goes out and performs the way that he did.”

So for now, Seattle will continue to utilize the one-two punch of Carson and Penny, playing whoever is hot at the time. The Seahawks running backs’ next chance to square off is Monday night against the Vikings in primetime.

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