Michael, a second round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 played sparingly in his first few years in the NFL. This past season it looked like Michael would get his chance to breakthrough. Former Seahawk ball carrier Marshawn Lynch had retired at the starting job in the Seattle backfield was wide open.
Thomas Rawls and Michael split time at the tailback position until Rawls was injured in the Seahawks Week 2 game against the Los Angeles Rams. The following week against the San Francisco 49ers Michael had the best game of his young career, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns.