# Chiefs RB Coach Murray: Hard to Take Walker Out

> Chiefs running back coach DeMarco Murray says it's hard to take Kenneth Walker out of games.
- Title: Chiefs RB Coach Murray: Hard to Take Walker Out · NBC Sports
- Summary: Chiefs running back coach DeMarco Murray says it's hard to take Kenneth Walker out of games. Chiefs RB coach DeMarco Murray says Kenneth Walker's skill makes…
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- Source: NBC Sports — https://nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chiefs-rb-coach-demarco-murray-its-hard-to-take-kenneth-walker-out
- Published: 2026-09-25T10:58:00.857+00:00
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- Topics: chiefs, kenneth walker, demarco murray, running back, nfl, week 3, sports
## Kenneth Walker's strong start
Chiefs running back kenneth walker led the nfl in carries through first two weeks and tied with jahmyr gibbs for overall offensive touches.
## Coach Murray's press conference
running backs coach demarco murray fielded questions about kenneth walker's workload at a press conference on thursday.
## Walker's skill and challenge
murray said walker 'likes the ball a lot and i like giving it to him' but emphasized finding ways to get rookie emmett johnson into the mix more often.

> murray said walker 'likes the ball a lot and i like giving it to him'
## Johnson's potential role
emmett johnson has 103 yards on 14 touches so far this season and could get more opportunities against the dolphins this week.
## Murray's decision on Walker
murray said it's hard to take kenneth walker out of games but will pull the trigger to get no. 9 out of there and put no. 10 in there for week 3.

> murray said it's more of a feel for me . obviously, i want kenneth to get into a groove and, as you guys have seen these first two games, it's hard to kind of take him out
## Key takeaway

Chiefs RB coach DeMarco Murray says Kenneth Walker's skill makes it difficult to replace him in games.