A source confirmed to ESPN on Sunday that the Seattle Seahawks are bringing back running back Rashaad Penny for a one-year deal.
After an injury-plagued first 3 seasons in the NFL,Penny returns on a prove-it deal.
Chris Carson is coming off neck surgery. Alex Collins was overtaken byPenny late in the season and is a free agent.
The first report of Seattle's deal withPenny was from the NFL Network.
After being viewed as a first-round bust for most of his four seasons in the NFL,Penny finished the 2021 season with one of the most prolific rushing stretches in Seattle history.
Over the final five games,Penny led the league with The only other players in team history with 130 rushing yards in three consecutive games was Penny. He ran for 190 yards in the season finale.
He scored six rushing touchdown in the final five games, which was one more than he did in the first 32 games.
The injury-plagued career ofPenny had been marred by a long list of injuries, including a torn knee in December of 2019. He missed five games after hurting a calf in the opener and another in November.
The 26 year old has missed 30 of a possible 69 games because of injury.
When healthy,Penny had had flashes of production, but he had spent much of his first four seasons playing behind Carson after being selected with the 27th overall pick. In the seven games in whichPenny has gotten at least 12 carries, he has topped 100 rushing yards in six of them, scoring nine rushing touchdown.
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