India, March 10 -- Running back Kenneth Walker III, whom the Super Bowl LV winner Seattle Seahawks despite winning the Super Bowl MVP award, has joined the Kansas City Chiefs in a sensational free agency move. The three-year, $45 million deal with Kansas will make Walker the highest-paid free agent running back in the history of the NFL.

However, this sudden rise of Kenneth Walker, from a relatively unknown figure in the league to winning the Super Bowl with the Seahawks and eventually joining the Chiefs are all part of a carefully curated career path for Walker. The 25-year-old changed his agent mid-season in 2025-26: a move that ESPN Analyst Peter Schrager thinks was pivotal to Walker's rise.

Speaking on the Pat McAfee show, discussin...