Field Gulls
One practice, one game, then cutdown day for the Seahawks.
As previously reported, the Seattle Seahawks will travel to Wisconsin for their preseason finale with the Green Bay Packers. Before their Saturday, Aug. 23 game, the two squads will hold one joint practice on Thursday, Aug. 21. Roster cutdown day will be Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Seattle’s two home games against the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders won’t have joint practices, which was expected given neither Andy Reid nor Pete Carroll has been historically willing to have their teams participate in these scrimmages.
Other than a different team, what’s the difference from last season? Well, the Seahawks had two scrimmages with the Tennessee Titans, marking their first joint practice(s) since 1991. Nearly all of the eventual regular season starters sat out the actual preseason game, which the Titans won 16-15. I suspect that the same approach will apply here for both Seattle and Green Bay. It’s perhaps the biggest culture change in terms of offseason and preseason preparation under second-year head coach Mike Macdonald.
This practice will not be open to the public, but you can still expect updates from reporters and maybe even fight footage should things get a little testy.
Speaking of dates, the Seahawks rookies will report to training camp by July 15, while everyone else reports July 22. The first practice is July 23 and is open to the public. If you haven’t registered by now, do so with alacrity!
