The Seattle Seahawks continued their first week of training camp on a rare cloudy day in Renton. This was the first camp available to all Seahawks fans instead of season ticket holders, so the doors were opened a little more for the public as far as what lies ahead for the 2025 season. It’s also the penultimate practice without pads before the physicality really ratchets up on Monday.
Let’s get to the Day 3 recap!
News
Shaquill Griffin stepping away from training camp
All the best to the returning Seahawks cornerback, who missed Wednesday’s practice due to illness, returned on Thursday, but will be away from the team for a little bit to tend to a personal matter.
Shaquill Griffin’s absence today was due to a personal matter, Mike Macdonald says, but he’s expected back soon.
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) July 25, 2025
The 12 Flag raising now applies to training camp
It’s tradition for the Seahawks to raise the 12 Flag before every game at Lumen Field, whether in preseason, regular season, or postseason. We can now add training camp to the list! Warren Moon raised the flag on Wednesday and Robert Turbin got the honors on Friday.
Notes and Quotes
Christian Haynes is in the center competition
The Seahawks have a lot of bodies vying for starting spots at center and right guard, the only positions along the offensive line without a clear-cut starter. There’s been a lot of attention focused on Christian Haynes and whether he can beat out Anthony Bradford (and others) at right guard, but it’s now been revealed by Mike Macdonald that Haynes may have a future at center. Emphasis on may, as he’s not in front of Olu Oluwatimi and Jalen Sundell.
“Yeah, I’d say [he’s in the mix to be starting center],” Macdonald said in his media availability.
“I think we started giving him [center] snaps toward the end of spring. Keep the competition open and see what happens. I’d say right now [Oluwatimi and Sundell] are ahead of Christian.”
Jarran Reed thinks Byron Murphy II has DPOY potential
After a solid but unspectacular rookie season, there’s great expectation that Byron Murphy II will have a more impactful year that also shows up on the stat sheet. Veteran defensive tackle Jarran Reed had lofty praise for his teammate.
“In my mind, I can see him being Defensive Player of the Year,” Reed said. “He’s a great guy, he works hard, he listens, he’s strong as shit. He’s strong as shit, he’s fast, and he’s strong as shit. I don’t think [anybody’s] going to be able to block him, for real.”
There was no follow-up question regarding how strong Byron Murphy II is.
The last time a Seahawks player won DPOY was the late Cortez Kennedy in the otherwise cursed 1992 season. That tells you how great ‘Tez was that he could win that award on a 2-14 team.
Panic (Not really)! Another Sam Darnold interception!
The beauty of training camp is the experimentation. There will be wins for the offense, wins for the defense, and a lot of hot takes generated. Darnold has been intercepted consecutive days in similar situations, but it’s not the worst thing in the world. There will be picks, there will be sacks, there will be dimes, there will be touchdowns.
Sam Darnold has mostly been sharp in camp. But today and yesterday he’s been picked off on a similar-looking concept where safety undercuts an over route and has a clean shot at the ball. D’Anthony Bell got him yesterday and then J Love got him just now. JSN target both times.
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) July 25, 2025
In an earlier drill, Sam had a nice throw to JSN on a post against starting secondary. JSN kept running to the end zone but likely woulda been a collision at catch point with Coby in live setting.
But this is to say that Sam x JSN mostly been in sync, save for a couple throws. https://t.co/og5lnjLTrP
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) July 25, 2025
Jaxon Smith-Njigba teases the “Rivalries” jerseys
And now for the humor portion of training camp. We’ll need to wait a month until we see the new “Rivalries” unis for the Seahawks, which won’t be worn until Week 16 against the Los Angeles Rams, but the former Ohio State star has taken a look, and he likes what he sees.
“Y’all are gonna like the jerseys,” Smith-Njigba said. “They look really clean. Even the guys that have no swag will look good out there. It’s a good jersey, that’s all I can say.”
Who are those swaggerless players, by the way?
“I don’t want to point them out but, Olu and a lot of Michigan guys, I ain’t gonna lie.”
Press Conference Video
Highlights
Rookie offensive lineman Bryce Cabeldue gets the fans hyped!
Bryce Cabeldue just took hyping up the crowd to a new level. Here was the Seahawks’ rookie guard just now at the start of today’s practice, the team’s third of training camp. pic.twitter.com/jlG3K6QHVN
— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) July 25, 2025
A check-in on the offensive line
All 3 Seahawks QBs drilling with the OL. Sam Darnold with the 1st team group of Charles Cross, Grey Zabel, Olu Oluwatimi, Christian Haynes and Abe Lucas. Later in the drill, Haynes and Olu swapped spots. pic.twitter.com/m0NrU0fT3v
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) July 25, 2025
Look ma, one hand! Courtesy of UDFA rookie Montorie Foster Jr.
Out routes are the in thing
Did someone ask for Jalen Milroe?
And there’s a healthy Ken Walker!
The Seahawks hold another public practice on Saturday, July 26 at 1 pm PT before players take the day off on Sunday. As a reminder, Field Gulls’ Bryce Coutts and yours truly will be on-site at VMAC for the August 1 practice and Lumen Field on August 2. Details on a special live podcast are coming soon!
