Seahawks activate Zach Charbonnet from PUP ahead of Chiefs game

The Seattle Seahawks activated running back Zach Charbonnet from the physically unable to perform list Thursday, according to Ian Rapoport. The roster move follows his first full practice designation since returning to work from a torn ACL and comes ahead of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Seattle faced a Thursday deadline at the end of Charbonnet’s return-to-practice window. Brady Henderson reported that the activation came 21 days after the team designated him to return. Wednesday’s full listing made a move more plausible, but the prior desk report drew a necessary distinction: a full practice was not itself an activation. Thursday’s transaction resolves that roster question. It does not require the Seahawks to play him immediately against Kansas City.

Charbonnet has been recovering from a torn ACL, as the desk reported earlier this week. He had been limited on the Seahawks’ injury reports after resuming practice October 1 until Wednesday’s upgrade to full, Henderson reported earlier this week. The progression from limited sessions to a full listing and then activation is substantial for a player who has yet to appear this season, without establishing how many snaps he might take upon returning.

Seattle also placed tight end Elijah Arroyo on injured reserve Thursday. Adam Schefter reported that Arroyo is undergoing shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the season. Those are distinct developments at different positions, though they occurred during the same roster cycle. The next question for Charbonnet is whether the Seahawks put him on the game-day lineup for the Chiefs matchup; his place on the active roster is now settled.