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What are we supposed to do in fantasy football this week with Christian McCaffrey having a bye week? Should we include him in the start ’em sit ’em debate this week leave him in our lineups, just out respect for what he has done this season? Currently, McCaffrey has 181.3 fantasy points this season, which […]

There was no secret to the Seattle Seahawks’ game plan coming into Cleveland: They were going to feed Chris Carson and the running game against the Browns. With Cleveland being one of the worst teams defending the run and Seattle being one of the run heaviest offenses in the league, the Browns knew what was […]

The Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns seem to be on two drastically different paths at the moment. While one is coming off a huge, encouraging win the other is as low and discouraged as they have been all season. With the two scheduled for a collision course this Sunday in Cleveland, it gives the Browns […]

Early on in the season, Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson had some issues with ball security, as he fumbled in each of the team’s first three games. But over the last couple of weeks, Carson has shed his fumbling problem and has put forth a couple of monster performances, and Seahawks head coach Pete […]

The Seattle Seahawks have been looking for a workhorse running back since the days of Marshawn Lynch. It seems that they have finally found that guy in Chris Carson, who has been impressive so far this season. Against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, Carson showed his full talent once again. He carried the […]

The Seattle Seahawks survived a scare against the Los Angeles Rams after Russell Wilson connected to Chris Carson for the go-ahead TD that ended the game in their favor. Thanks to his fantastic catch, the Seahawks won the game 30-29 in front of their adoring fans. It also puts them at the top of the […]

The Seattle Seahawks are always a tough out, no matter whom they face. The Los Angeles Rams are learning this the hard way, as they struggle during Thursday Night Football at CenturyLink Field. Plays like this one from Chris Carson certainly don’t help. Chris Carson bobbles it… and it's caught for the go-ahead TD! @DangeRussWilson's […]

Similarly to recent seasons, the first four weeks of the regular season has been dominated by running backs in fantasy football, which provides some intriguing start ’em sit ’em options for Week 5. For the people who own Christian McCaffrey, congratulations on securing first or second place in your league. The Carolina Panthers versatile running […]

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson has gotten off to a rather inauspicious start to the season, as he has carried the ball 45 times for 158 yards, good for a meager average of 3.5 yards per carry. But the worst part of Carson’s start has been his penchant for losing the football, as he […]

The Seattle Seahawks dropped to 2-1 on the season as a result of the team’s Week 3 loss at home to the banged up New Orleans Saints. Despite Seahawks running back Chris Carson still struggling to hold onto the football, which certainly did not help Seattle on Sunday afternoon against the Saints, the heralded NFC […]

The Seattle Seahawks were close to completing an incredible comeback against the New Orleans Saints. However, costly fumbles cost them the game and saw them lose by a narrow 27-33. The press questioned Russell Wilson if Chris Carson’s fumble cost the team the victory. He answers, as Gregg Bell noted, that it’s not exactly his […]

We’ve reached Week 3 of the NFL season, and there are some DraftKings value plays that all DFS players need to consider when constructing their rosters. This seems like a week where paying up at running back is the best strategy, especially considering the matchups for elite players like Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook. If […]

The Seattle Seahawks talked all offseason about how they wanted to get running back Chris Carson more involved in the passing game and in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals they did it. Carson was targeted seven times which led the team. He caught six of those passes for 35 yards and a crucial touchdown. […]

The Seattle Seahawks went into training camp expecting a competition in the backfield between Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny. However, it appears the former has started to create some distance. Penny has struggled to find running lanes thus far in the preseason. According to Joe Fann of NBC Sports, he has started to fall behind […]

The Seattle Seahawks have offered up plenty of praise for running back Chris Carson’s versatility this offseason. It seems offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer sees great value in getting him more touches out of the backfield in the 2019 NFL season. Carson served as the central force in a Seahawks run game that led the league […]

Although the Seattle Seahawks may have entered training camp with a duel in the backfield between Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny, it appears the former’s role has become more prevalent heading into the 2019 NFL season. Carson has earned high praise from head coach Pete Carroll for his versatile skill set as a receiver this […]

The NFL running back position has become as lucrative as ever after several enormous deals changed the market’s landscape. Todd Gurley and David Johnson led the way with massive extensions after superb campaigns coming into last season. With Le’Veon Bell’s historic holdout last season culminating in a bag of cash from the New York Jets, […]

The Seattle Seahawks and Chris Carson had an undeniably successful season last year, winning 10 games and making the playoffs. Still, the season ended with an air of disappointment around the team. They got bounced in the first round of the playoffs, and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer took a lot of heat for running the […]

The Seattle Seahawks relied on their rushing attack in 2018, led by Chris Carson. Among his top plays, Carson hurdled and flipped his body over a defender against the Carolina Panthers. One person who was worried to see him hurdle was his mother. Carson listened to his mom. He changed. He might be returning to […]

The Seattle Seahawks have a very intriguing group of running backs on their roster. However, only one can be the starter. For the Seahawks, Chris Carson entered the year with a bit of a lead. According to Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic, he still has that edge. Contact or not, Carson continues to look like […]

The Seattle Seahawks have some voids to fill in their passing game heading into the 2019 NFL season. It appears head coach Pete Carroll could be relying heavily on running back Chris Carson to help pick up the slack. Carroll has been optimistic about the state of Seattle’s passing attack. According to Andy Patton of […]

The Seattle Seahawks landed an absolute gem when they drafted Chris Carson. The team drafted Carson in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. At Oklahoma State, Carson led the team in rushing in 2015. However, he only recorded 517 yards on 131 attempts. Justice Hill promptly replaced him as the team’s lead back […]

The Seattle Seahawks returned to their roots of running the football at a high clip in 2018. Under Brian Schottenheimer, the Seahawks had one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL last season. In an article by Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports, Schwab previews the 2019 season for the Seahawks. Despite the NFL turning […]

After a breakout 2018 season for Chris Carson, the Seattle Seahawks are expecting big things out of the young running back. Last season, Carson rushed 247 times for 1,151 yards and nine touchdowns, and he really took the reins on a backfield that was looking for someone to step up. Carson is more than just […]

The Seattle Seahawks are in a bit of a pickle. Albeit a good one. Last year, in the first round, the Seahawks drafted Rashaad Penny to be their lead-back of the future. But, by the end of the 2018 season, he wasn’t. That title belonged to Chris Carson; their seventh-round pick in 2017. Heading into […]

ESPN has predicted a big season for Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson. In fact, ESPN ranked Carson 23rd among running backs in terms of fantasy outlook. The website predicted Carson will run for 1,097 yards and nine touchdowns on 252 carries. It also predicts he will record 201 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown […]

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson dislocated his finger in Sunday’s 43-16 win over the San Francisco 49ers, but it doesn’t sound like it’ll keep him out of action moving forward. Carson had 13 carries for 69 yards in the game before leaving to have an X-ray in the fourth quarter. However, Pete Carroll seems […]

The Seattle Seahawks’ blow-out victory over the San Francisco 49ers came with a painful price. Running back Chris Carson dislocated his index finger. He was one of two Seahawks players to leave in the fourth quarter. Guard D.J. Fluker was the other one as he went down with a hamstring injury. According to John Boyle, head […]

Chris Carson has taken over the starting running back role for the Seattle Seahawks this season, but was forced to miss the team’s Week 10 game against the Los Angeles Rams due to a hip injury. Despite missing the game against the Rams, it appears that Carson is close to being ready to return to […]

Chris Carson has taken over the lead running back role for the Seattle Seahawks and has been putting up big numbers when given the run this season. Heading into their Week 10 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, the Seahawks are going to need all hands on deck to pull off a win. Unfortunately, Carson […]

Seattle Seahawks Chris Carson was taken out in the middle of Week 9’s matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers with a lower-body injury and, as initially feared by Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, was not able to make it back to the field. Mike Davis coming out to start second half. Carson has leg […]

There was plenty of optimism surrounding Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson’s status for this week’s matchup versus the Los Angeles Chargers. Unfortunately, it appears he remains questionable at this point in time. Carson has been designated with a hip injury throughout the week. Head coach Pete Carroll says he will likely be a game-time decision with a groin injury now, via Curtis Crabtree of Sports […]

The Seattle Seahawks suffered a disappointing 24-17 road loss against the Chicago Bears on Monday night, which featured a notable absence from starting running back Chris Carson in the second half. According to Curtis Crabtree of Pro Football Talk, head coach Pete Carroll voiced that Carson wasn’t in the game because he was a bit […]

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t have a clear-cut lead back heading into the regular season, but head coach Pete Carroll says Chris Carson “really took the lead” in the 27-24 Week 1 loss to the Denver Broncos, according to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. “Chris I thought looked really good,” Carroll said. “He was really aggressive and […]

The Seattle Seahawks used a first-round pick in this year’s draft to get a running back in Rashaad Penny from San Diego State to address one of their most glaring issues in 2017. They will enter Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season with an old hand as the team’s primary ground weapon in the […]

The Seattle Seahawks made quite the investment when they selected running back Rashaad Penny in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. However, it appears to be running back Chris Carson’s job to lose going into training camp. The selection of Penny seemed to establish a new pecking order in Seattle’s backfield. According to ESPN’s […]

The Seattle Seahawks have made it clear that they hope to revamp their run game outside of quarterback Russell Wilson going into the 2018 NFL season. It appears head coach Pete Carroll already has an idea of which player can step up. Running back Chris Carson showed plenty of promise early on in the 2017 […]

The Seattle Seahawks managed to get back into the win column in Week 12 with a 24-13 win over the lowly San Francisco 49ers. The injury-riddled Seahawks have managed to scrap their way through the year as they remain one game behind the surprising Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West. Fortunately, there may potentially […]

Where would the Seattle Seahawks be without their quarterback, Russell Wilson? Probably deeper in the standings and out of the playoff picture. Wilson has been Seattle’s best player this season, and it’s not even close. The dual-threat quarterback is doing most of the work on offense, and by that, we mean both in the air […]