The Seattle Seahawks began Week 2 of training camp on Monday with their first padded practice. When the pads come on, the intensity and physical nature of practice tends to ramp up, and usually by the end of the week it leads to the odd skirmish here and there. Nothing to report on the roughhousing front, but there was some rough news that was confirmed by Coach Mike Macdonald.
Let’s get to the Day 5 recap!
News
Kenny McIntosh’s season over, Seahawks sign DK Kaufman
As expected, the Seahawks placed running
back Kenny McIntosh on injured reserve after Mike Macdonald confirmed he tore his ACL in Saturday’s practice. He’ll have surgery on Tuesday and obviously his season is over. A real awful way for McIntosh’s season to end before it even begins.
NC State rookie DK Kaufman was signed as McIntosh’s replacement, switching over from defensive back to running back. He’ll also factor in special teams as a kick returner.
Seahawks bring in five players for tryouts
The NFL transaction wire says the Seahawks brought in five players for tryouts.
- Jesse Luketa, LB, Penn State
- Travis Martin, DB, Langston
- Efe Obada, DE, International Player Pathway
- Benny Sapp, DB, Northern Iowa
- Ridge Texada, DB, North Texas
Martin and Texada are undrafted rookie defensive backs, Luketa spent four seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Sapp has spent time with the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons, and Obada has the distinction of being the first player from the International Player Pathway program to make a 53-man roster. His backstory is as heartbreaking as it is amazing that he’s made it to the NFL. Obada is 33 years old and has been in the NFL in some capacity since 2015, recording 15 total sacks (although none since 2022).
Notes and Quotes
The rotation continues at center and right guard
After a few days as credentialed media, former Field Gulls podcast host and current Seahawks Forever podcast host Dan Viens was in attendance with fans at VMAC. Not every 11-on-11 session will be like this, as Mike Macdonald has indicated significant rotation at center and right guard, but Monday’s practice predominantly featured Jalen Sundell over Christian Haynes and Anthony Bradford.
Full team 11-on-11 and the most-used OL combo today has been….
— Dan Viens (Seahawks Forever Podcast) (@SeahawksForever) July 28, 2025
Cross, Zabel, Olu, SUNDELL, Lucas.
Jalen Milroe gets pick 6’d by a familiar foe
We had a rookie-on-rookie moment at camp. Third-round pick Jalen Milroe was intercepted by second-round pick Nick Emmanwori, a familiar foe given Alabama and South Carolina played each other last season. I’m pretty sure this is the first pick-6 of camp for any Seahawks QB, and if it’s going to happen, you’d love to see a rookie make a big play even at the expense of another rookie.
Rookies Nick Emmanwori—and Jalen Milroe—learn how Mike Macdonald’s #Seahawks defensive schemes fool.
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) July 28, 2025
Emmanwori lined up on line as edge rusher for offense play off own goal line. QB Milroe doesn’t notice him drop into coverage. Emmanwori picks off Milroe in flat for easy pick 6
Riq Woolen also picked off Sam Darnold, which is good news less because of the interception and more because Woolen was limping a bit earlier in practice.
Ernest Jones IV rests, giving Drake Thomas an opportunity for first-team reps
Drake Thomas was claimed off waivers two seasons ago after he was considered a surprise cut by the Las Vegas Raiders. Having played primarily on special teams, Thomas is the “next man up” in the inside linebacker depth chart after Ernest Jones IV and Tyrice Knight.
With Jones out for personal reasons on Monday, Thomas essentially took Ernest’s spot for the day. This clip of 1 v 1 pass-blocking doubles as George Holani hype reel for those who believe he’ll get on the 53-man roster this year.
RB George Holani, 2024 rookie free agent from Boise State, with a good pass-block rep here staying in front of linebacker Drake Thomas’ spin move in the first pads practice of #Seahawks training camp.
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) July 28, 2025
Thomas has been getting some 1s reps at Mike LB as coaches rest Ernest Jones pic.twitter.com/HBNXQO1BQU
Mike Macdonald wants more from his offense
Not everything will come up roses in camp and that’s not supposed to happen. Speaking with media after practice, Macdonald had several lines critiquing the offense, particularly the running game.
“We started practice the right way today, which was good,” Macdonald said. “We haven’t done that every day on defense, so that was nice. Offense needs to respond tomorrow because they didn’t start fast enough today.”
The key phrase from Macdonald came after a question about whether or not he could see the impact of Abe Lucas and Robbie Ouzts in the run game. You want an honest answer? Here you go.
“I have to watch the tape, but right now, no,” Macdonald said. “No knock on them, but we didn’t run the ball very well today, so we got to be better.”
Macdonald didn’t get into specifics on what he wanted from the run game on the offensive side of the ball, but later added, “We’re going to be itching to fix, and that’s how you become a better football team.”
Highlights
The Nick Emmanwori pick 6
Rookie already making noise.
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) July 29, 2025
Powered by @Boeing pic.twitter.com/3sCkfTjIoU
Elijah Arroyo continues to impress in training camp (note: this was from Sam Darnold, not Milroe)
Jalen Milroe to tight end Elijah Arroyo in a rookie connection in the fifth practice of #Seahawks training camp.
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) July 28, 2025
Arroyo continues to catch everything from everyone in this camp.
@thenewstribune pic.twitter.com/1XlZOHrSa6
Some more RBs vs. LBs in pass pro for your viewing pleasure!
Damien Martinez had one of the best 1-on-1 pass pro periods I’ve seen by a back in nine years on the #Seahawks beat. pic.twitter.com/6EtkuBWz7e
— Corbin K. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) July 28, 2025
Quick thread of Seahawks RBs in pass pro drill vs LBs
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) July 28, 2025
First: K9 and Tyrice Knight pic.twitter.com/BsknE9Yu0W
Zach Charbonnet and Patrick O’Connell pic.twitter.com/LdG1hhEFrr
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) July 28, 2025
Seahawks training camp continues on Tuesday, July 29 at 1 pm PT, but it’ll be without fans in attendance. The next public practice is Thursday, July 31 and it’s for season ticket holders.
Details on Field Gulls’ live-ish coverage of Seahawks training camp for Friday, Aug. 1 and Saturday, Aug. 2 will come on Tuesday!
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