Agent’s Take: Kenneth Walker III among best veteran acquisitions after four games of 2026 NFL season

Getty Images The idea is for veterans acquired via free agency or trade to help improve a team, whether it’s going from mediocrity to the playoffs or from a playoff participant to a Super Bowl contender. That’s what happened when the Seattle Seahawks pivoted to quarterback Sam Darnold after contract extension talks with Geno Smith stalled prior to his trade to the Las Vegas Raiders in March 2025. The Seahawks signed Darnold to a team-friendly three-year, $100.5 million contract averaging $33.5 million per year, worth a maximum of $115.5 million through incentives during free agency. Darnold was named to the…