Kenneth Walker III snaps long drought for RBs with Super Bowl MVP 

Even though their imposing defense led the Seattle Seahawks to their dominating 29-13 Super Bowl win, an offensive player was named Super Bowl MVP. Cementing his name into NFL history, Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III earned the Super Bowl MVP honor on Sunday night.  

Gashing the New England Patriots' defense for 135 yards on 27 carries, Walker made history with his MVP performance. Walker became the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP in 28 years, the last being when Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis earned the title with the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII. 

Kenneth Walker broke a long drought for running backs  

Since Davis ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers in January of 1998, Marshall Faulk powered the "Greatest Show on Turf" to a Super Bowl championship, Jerome Bettis capped off his legendary career with a ring, Marshawn Lynch turned on "beast mode" as the Seahawks won the franchise's first Super Bowl and more recently Saquon Barkley finished off an historic season with a Super Bowl victory last year. However, in a quarterback-driven league, none of them were able to become Super Bowl MVPs. 

Instead, it was Walker who broke the drought for the position. And Walker did it in only his fourth NFL season after being selected by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.