Rashaad Penny Fantasy

The Seattle Seahawks agreed to re-sign running back Rashaad Penny to a one-year, $5.75 million deal on Sunday, according to sources. The former first-round pick turned down more money elsewhere to build off his excellent second half in 2021. Penny will have the ability to make $6.5 million through incentives. The 26-year-old has a long list of injury issues, but he finished last year with 119 carries for 749 yards and six touchdowns with Chris Carson injured for most of the season. Penny's arrow is pointing upward, but with Carson expected to be ready for training camp this summer, his fantasy ceiling will likely be capped in a timeshare in Seattle's backfield.

Mar. 20th • 3:24 PM

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has gushed about impending free-agent running back Rashaad Penny's breakout season in 2021. "His confidence just soared. Hopefully we can get him back," Carroll said. Penny also wants to remain in Seattle after the team took him in the first round back in 2018 out of San Diego State. The 26-year-old showed his potential last year by being the most explosive running back in the league to close out the season, but injuries have mostly defined his four seasons in Seattle. Penny finished with 119 carries for a career-high 749 yards (6.3 yards per carry) and six touchdowns in only 10 games in 2021. His injury history makes it more likely that he'll return to Seattle, but his fantasy upside could be capped if Chris Carson returns healthy as the team's lead back.

Mar. 2nd • 1:33 PM

Seattle Seahawks impending free-agent running back Rashaad Penny, who led the league with 672 yards and six touchdowns in the final five games of the regular season, will be a hot commodity on the open market this offseason. If he returns to Seattle, the Seahawks would likely structure a deal that accounts for a smaller percentage of the salary cap than starter Chris Carson in 2022. If Penny returns, he will likely share the backfield with Carson, who should be the team's lead back moving forward, if healthy. That could be a big if, as he missed most of last year with a neck injury that required surgery in December. Carson is expected to be ready to go by training camp, and Penny's fantasy value would be capped if he's serving as more of a change-of-pace runner.

Feb. 25th • 12:05 PM