Field Gulls
A potentially serious injury to Kenny McIntosh is the first sour moment of Seahawks training camp.
The final non-padded practice of Seattle Seahawks training camp took place on Saturday, but unfortunately not everyone came away unscathed. By far the biggest story of the day was the potentially serious injury to one of Seattle’s running backs.
Let’s recap the day’s events.
Kenny McIntosh believed to have season-ending ACL injury
The third-string running back and kick returner, who lost much of his rookie season due to a knee sprain, may lose all of his third season to a torn ACL. McIntosh suffered the injury during a special teams rep. Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune says he “was running in open field alongside teammate Tyler Hall during a special-teams coverage and tackle-angle drill when his knee gave out.” It’s nevertheless bad news for McIntosh and impacts Seattle’s running back and special teams depth.
Jarran Reed, DeMarcus Lawrence get the day off
Shaquill Griffin is still away from camp due to a personal matter and Uchenna Nwosu, Johnathan Hankins, and Rylie Mills are on injury lists. Of the healthy and available players, the big fella in the middle of the defensive line evidently got to chill on Saturday, as did DeMarcus Lawrence.
Elijah Arroyo stands out in training camp
Noah Fant’s departure paved the way for an immediately significant role for second-round pick Elijah Arroyo, who was the fifth tight end taken in the NFL Draft. The Seahawks have, shall we say, a very underwhelming history at the TE position, with Jimmy Graham holding all of the franchise records while playing less than three seasons with the team. Hopefully, Arroyo can be that long-term answer at the position. So far, so good with his training camp performances.
Sam Darnold slings it, receivers don’t always catch it
The Seahawks’ new starting quarterback has had some highs and lows throughout camp, as is expected on a new team and learning a new offense. It’s also training camp, for crying out loud. Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times considered Saturday to be Darnold’s best day of camp, but as SeahawksDraftBlog.com contributor Curtis Allen noted, not every pass was caught.
Speaking of tight ends...
Don’t forget about second-year player A.J. Barner, who made good on some red zone plays. He led Seattle’s TEs with four touchdowns last season, all of which came in the red zone. Hopefully Seattle is much better this year than we’ve seen throughout the Geno Smith era.
Charles Cross provides contract extension update
Mike Macdonald didn’t have any media availability, so all of the podium time was split among Derick Hall, Leonard Williams, and Charles Cross. The big news concerning Seattle’s left tackle is his contract situation. Seattle picked up Cross’ fifth-year option, which puts him under contract through 2026, and also buys some time on a contract extension.
Have those negotiations started yet?
“No, not yet,” Cross said. “But I’m just focused on this...
