A strong day from Geno Smith, an inaccurate day for Sam Howell, and a return to Seahawks duties for Marquise Blair.

The Seattle Seahawks wrapped up their third day of training camp practices (and their second in front of fans). Two weeks from Friday, they’ll be on a plane to Los Angeles for their preseason opener against Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers.

Here’s a recap of all the news, notes, and everything else worth seeing and knowing on this last Friday before August.

News

Seahawks welcome back Marquise Blair, say goodbye (again) to Jonathan Sutherland

In a surprise move, the...

As ever, the Seahawks offensive line will undergo significant changes.

Seattle Seahawks training camp is underway! This is the first one under new head coach Mike Macdonald, and there are a lot of questions we hope to have answered regarding Macdonald, his staff, and the overall roster. Over the next several days we will have key questions across every position, with the exception of the all-encompassing special teams.

This article will focus on the offensive line. If there was ever a unit that could’ve yielded more than three questions, it’s this one. At some point in our lifetimes we’ll be...

Seattle swapped safeties ahead of Friday’s training camp practice.

Welcome back, Marquise Blair.

The 2019 second-round pick has returned to the Seattle Seahawks following Thursday’s workout. Blair was not on an NFL regular season roster last year after most recently spending time on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad. The former Utah safety had two season-ending knee injuries in three seasons with the Seahawks and has had limited playing time since he was let go by Seattle in 2022.

ESPN’s Brady Henderson notes that Blair, who was released by the Eagles last April with a non-football injury (NFI) designation, suffered an...

The Olympics are here, and fans are in the stands again!

Bonjour! C’est décontracté vendredi, the open thread where we venture outside Seattle Seahawks discussion and go off-topic.

Technically, the Paris Olympics began on Wednesday with group stage action from men’s soccer. The opening ceremony is today (10:30 am on NBC/Peacock, for anyone interested) and we’ll have our first Summer Olympics with fans in the stands since Rio 2016.

So with that in mind, how much of the Olympics are you planning to watch? What sports do you watch when it’s Olympics time? And are there any sports you only...

Consider them prerequisites to entering the next era?

Not 12 facts? Not “12 things to know to properly enjoy the ‘24 Seattle Seahawks”? Not “12 memories to cherish as a new era begins, 12 years after 2012”?

Cool it, Twelves. It was a long, glorious, ceremonious, iffy, then abruptly unceremonious 14 years with Pete Carroll. It’s ok for the list to be 14 items long instead of 12. It’s ok, I promise.

Typing out the number fourteen really does put into focus how long ago Carroll’s rookie season is, and how some of that 2010 lore might already feel like...

The Pro Bowl safety will stay in Seattle for a while, and he spoke to the media about his new deal.

The Seattle Seahawks have officially given safety Julian Love a three-year extension this week.

Occasionally these types of negotiations get done in the days leading up to training camp, and it has now happened for the locker-room favorite Pro Bowl safety.

After showing minimal interest in keeping many of the defensive players from last season, head coach Mike Macdonald has now retained - Leonard Williams technically being a free agent signing - two starters from the ‘23 defense for...

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In Today’s Links: Stacy Jo Rost answers some of our most pressing questions, Seattle Seahawks coaches working on headsets to get used to gameday situations; takeaways, takeaways, takeaways, and more! Yall happy we re-signed Julian Love? What kind of influence do you think Julian Love will have on our new squad? What kind of role do you think he will play on the defense? Exciting times. One day closer to preseason action. Thanks for being here. Less Goo!

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Seahawks News

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The Seahawks brought in a familiar face for a visit.

Could a recent draft pick find himself back in a Seattle Seahawks uniform?

As part of Thursday’s training camp practice, the Seahawks brought in (among others) safety Marquise Blair for a workout (first reported by Corbin Smith). Blair has not been on an NFL active roster since a handful of games with the Carolina Panthers in 2022.

Blair was drafted in the second round by the Seahawks back in 2019, but between on-field performance and serious injuries (including an ACL tear in 2020 and a patellar tendon rupture in 2021)...

Williams is also speaking with other teams, so it’s no lock that the former Dolphins center is going to sign with Seattle.

One of the unknowns regarding the Seattle Seahawks offensive line is who will start at center. Second-year player Olu Oluwatimi and free agent signing Nick Harris are the top two options, but a new name has emerged as potential candidate.

Former Miami Dolphins starter Connor Williams visited the Seahawks on Tuesday. Williams tore his ACL last December, which is presumably the main reason why a player of his caliber remains unsigned through training camp. The big update is...

Seattle also gets another linebacker off the injury list.

The Seattle Seahawks have made some more roster moves before their media-only practice session on Thursday.

As expected and previously reported, former UFL wide receiver Ty Scott has been added to Seattle’s crowded wide receiver room. He’ll join fellow receiver Marcus Simms and running back Ricky Person Jr as the UFL contingent on the Seahawks.

Cornerback Andrew Whitaker, who suffered a patellar tendon injury in last year’s mock game, was released from the roster to keep Seattle at the 90-man (+1 international exemption for OL Max Pircher) limit.

Lastly, undrafted linebacker...

Add another Seahawks legend to Seattle’s in-house production of its preseason games.

Seattle Seahawks legend and fan favorite Cliff Avril will have a television role for the team’s locally produced preseason broadcasts.

Per the recently published media guide, Avril “will provide analysis throughout the Seahawks broadcast.” The former defensive end won a Super Bowl in his first season in Seattle, having started his career with the Detroit Lions. An unfortunate neck injury prematurely ended his playing days in 2017, but he’s remained heavily involved in the Seattle community. If you watched the Champions of Change celebrity basketball game at Climate...

Well, heck. That was a fun opening day of Seahawks training camp at the VMAC.

The sun was out, the breeze off Lake Washington was cool, and a bald eagle floated in circles over the field for about five minutes while the Seattle Seahawks took the field. A seaplane even landed in the distance at one point. You couldn’t paint a better picture of a Puget Sound football practice with oil and brush.

I wasn’t able to get a press pass, so I was only able to interview one guy. It was with the DJ. He wore a jersey that...