Not a lot of photos exist of Kenny McIntosh in a Seattle Seahawks uniform. That isn't because the team has no faith in him playing. The issue is that due to various injuries, McIntosh hasn't been available. He appears nowhere close to playing, either.
On July 26, 2025, the running back tore the ACL in his left knee in practice in training camp, and he hasn't played since. Even a year later, he isn't being counted on to help the team win games and try to defend its Super Bowl title. That isn't because he doesn't want to, but because he can't.
Speaking to the press after the first day of training camp this year, head coach Mike Macdonald, who never likes to give too much information about when a player might return, did his best coach-speak in terms of McIntosh's road to recovery. The bottom line is the ACL tear was a horrific one, and if and when McIntosh returns isn't known.
Kenny McIntosh appears nowhere close to returning for the Seattle Seahawks
"Kenny's doing a great job...No timetable," said Macdonald. "That was a tough injury. I know we're going on almost a year now. That was a really unfortunate injury for Kenny Mac, so he's right there. He's rehabbing. He's working hard."
A seventh-round selection in 2023, the running back flashed high-end explosiveness and the potential to be a versatile performer for the Seahawks during his first training camp. He could get carries, sure, but he might also help on kick and punt returns. He had shown in college at Georgia that he was fast, but he had a bit of power too.
That same training camp, though, McIntosh suffered a knee sprain, and he missed the first couple of months of the season. The injury would be the start of a trend that was likely difficult for the player. He wanted to perform, but his body wouldn't let him.
In 2024, however, he did appear in every game. He got 31 carries and averaged 5.5 yards per rush. That alone was probably enough for Seattle to want to keep him on the roster. A healthy McIntosh could turn into a valuable player.
The scenario never unfolded last year because of the knee injury. Unfortunately, the running back doesn't appear to be a quick healer. Fellow RB Zach Charbonnet, for instance, tore his ACL in the playoffs last season, and he appears on track to return relatively early in the season.
Charbonnet has no timetable for coming back either, but Macdonald did seem positive about his prospects. He was quite the opposite in terms of McIntosh. One has to wonder if the Georgia product will ever play again. He deserves better, of course, but many teams don't want to risk picking up a player who had two knee injuries in his first three seasons.
McIntosh is a free agent next offseason. Even if he returns during the 2026 season, he is buried on the Seattle Seahawks' depth chart. A team thinking of signing him if Seattle doesn't will want to see that he can play and be healthy. That might not ever be the case.
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