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Kenneth Walker emerging as Offensive Rookie of Year contender
After a stellar career at Michigan State, Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III is setting the NFL on fire.
The Seahawks are surprisingly competitive in the first year of their post-Russell Wilson era, and Walker's play is a big reason why.
The running back has 17 missed tackles in the last three weeks, and is steamrolling over opposing defenses through the amount of yards he's amassing after contact.
Kenneth Walker is on a mission pic.twitter.com/SFdoAvpCGi
— PFF (@PFF) October 24, 2022
He's rushed for 411 yards and 4 touchdowns on the season so far, helping 4-3 Seahawks lead the NFC West and push for a home playoff game.
For that, he's emerging as a possible Offensive Player of the Year candidate.
Kenneth Walker has entered the Rookie of the Year chat ✌️
— BetMGM (@BetMGM) October 23, 2022
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With New York Jets rookie RB Breece Hall on injured reserve and Falcons wideout Drake London going quiet lately after a hot start, Walker will likely contend with New Orleans Saints wideout Chris Olave and Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce at the moment for the honor.
If Walker keeps playing as he is and the Seahawks keep winning, he will run away with the trophy come winter.
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'Superman' VOD Home Streaming Date Confirmed and It's Shockingly Soon
In a move that seems faster than a speeding bullet, the new 2025 Superman movie will be available to watch at home just over a month after it hit theaters on July 11. According to multiple outlets, including World of Reel, the new Superman reboot movie will be available for video-on-demand (VOD) purchase starting very soon. In fact, the movie will almost certainly still be in theaters when you can watch it at home. Superman Streaming/VOD release date DC Studios' Superman, directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet, will be available for purchase digitally starting on August 15, 2025. This means that just over 30 days after its first theatrical release, the new Superman is coming home. To be clear, this is not the same as streaming on HBO Max, but it does mean you'll be able to pony up a certain amount of money (close to the price of two movie tickets) to watch the movie at home. Purchase of VOD movies generally happens on iTunes, Amazon, and other platforms. DC vs. Marvel VOD releases If this home video release seems quick, it is. For comparison, the last two Marvel superhero movies had nearly two months, not one, between theatrical release and VOD release. Thunderbolts* hit theaters on May 2, and was on VOD on July 1. Meanwhile, Captain America: Brave New World was in theaters on February 14, and on VOD on April 15. Both of those films were deemed, in the eyes of box office pundits, to be failures, while Superman is generally considered to be a success.
Troubling update emerges about Joel Embiid’s health
Joel Embiid’s trust in the healing process may not be paying off. A concerning update emerged over the weekend about the health of the Philadelphia 76ers star center. Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reports that there is “genuine concern” around the league about the health of Embiid’s knee. Siegel adds that Philadelphia’s camp is attempting to downplay the concerns but notes that “word is bad” about Embiid’s health around the rest of the NBA. Now 31, the former MVP Embiid is still dealing with the ill effects of a torn left meniscus suffered during a 76ers game in February 2024. Embiid, who previously tore the same left meniscus back in 2017, quickly underwent surgery on the knee and missed two months. It appeared that everything was peaches and cream for Embiid after he returned to finish out the 2023-24 NBA season and even played at the 2024 Paris Olympics last summer as the starting center for Team USA. But Embiid missed significant time while managing his left knee throughout the 2024-25 season and even suggested at one point that he would need to have another surgery. In the end, Embiid appeared in just 19 total games for the 76ers last season and was shut down in February with the team nowhere close to contention. There was some talk a few months ago that Embiid might be undergoing the Kobe Bryant treatment to address the troublesome knee, but it looks like Embiid still hasn’t found a course of treatment that his knee is responding to. We know that the 76ers were already growing frustrated with Embiid’s lack of availability going back to last season. Now they may have to prepare for the potential of Embiid missing more time in 2025-26, a disastrous possibility given that they still owe the seven-footer an absurd $187.6M over the next three seasons.
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