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Former Seahawks Pro Bowl Running Back Joins Redmond High Coaching Staff

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 26: Chris Carson #32 of the Seattle Seahawks runs the ball for a touchdown during the second quarter in the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 26, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) | Getty Images

A former Seattle Seahawk is sticking around the area — and the game.

A little over four years after running back Chris Carson announced his retirement due to a neck injury suffered during the 2021 season, he has joined the staff of Redmond High School’s football team, the Mustangs, as running backs coach.

The school announced the high-profile addition to their staff on Instagram (with a hat tip to Field Gulls reader Bubba for posting this in The Feed).

Despite entering the league as a seventh-round pick, following the 2017 NFL Draft, Carson immediately brought excitement into what was then a middling running back room. By Week 2 of his rookie season, Carson had taken the reigns in a 20-carry, 93-yard showing against the 49ers, but his season ended after four games due to a broken ankle.

Carson rebounded as a sophomore, putting together the first in what was back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns. Across 49 career games with Seattle, Carson rushed for 3,502 yards and 24 touchdowns, with another 804 yards and seven scores through the air.

Now, as a member of Redmond’s coaching staff, Carson joins a long line of Pete Carroll-era Seahawks to stick around the area in retirement.