RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesIt took until the second day in full pads and the temperature along Lake Washington to finally get past 80 degrees for Seahawks training camp to have what almost all training camps eventually have.
Fights.
Two of them, plus a staredown between two heated, veteran starters, highlighted the sixth practice of camp for the Super Bowl champions Friday.
After the second scuffle, a boy maybe 6 years old wearing a neon green, Seahawk cap at the bottom of the grass berm where fans watched practice looked up at his mom and said: “Another fight?! They’re ON THE SAME TEAM!”
The simmering started during the pass-rush drills between offensive and defensive linemen, always the most physical and intense drills of a padded practice. Coaches of Seattle’s defense that allowed the fewest points in the NFL last season urged pass rushers to continue driving on blockers well after the whistle, to “finish the play.” After second-year defensive tackle J.R. Singleton did just that, second-year guard Bryce Cabledue didn’t appreciate it. It went at Singleton. Byron Murphy came to his fellow D-tackle Singleton’s aid, charging at Cabledue and getting in the 2025 draft pick’s face.
When the fiery pass-rush drill ended, the offensive and defensive players came together and broke down a joint huddle before moving to another field.
That’s where practice moved to 11-on-11 scrimmaging. On the first series of that, tight end AJ Barner caught a short pass. The whistles blew. The play was over. Barner kept running down the field, as is the Seahawks’ offense’s standard.
Leonard Williams, the Pro Bowl veteran defensive lineman in his 12th NFL training camp, ran down the field with Barner for about 15 yards — and tackled him from behind. Barner didn’t like that. The tight end got up then got into Williams’ face.
At 6 feet 6, Barner is one of the few Seahawks who can look down at the 6-5 Williams. He did.
Teammates intervened to prevent a bigger mashup.
Barner’s catch was part of Tight End Day for the offense. That position was targeted with passes by Darnold plus backups Drew Lock and Jalen Milroe more Friday than in previous practices. It was a reminder the Seahawks’ new offensive coordinator Brian Fleury was the tight ends coach for the San Francisco 49ers the last half-dozen years.
Meanwhile, the defense remained mad at Cabledue.
After an outside-run running play between the second-team offense and starting defense had ended, veteran linebacker Derick Hall leaped at Cabledue from behind where the play ended. Hall hit Cabledue in the back of the head, neck and shoulders with a flying blow. That caused a mass of offensive and defensive players to push and shove.
Cabledue then got into it with linebacker Connor O’Toole on the sideline to end another play down the field.
Nothing too out of hand. Coach Mike Macdonald barked for guys to get back to their huddled after each skirmish. Over now three training camps as coach, the 39-year-old first-time head coach accepts such shenanigans until they threaten the safety and health of the players.
After practice, Murphy didn’t think any of it was a big deal.
“I mean, that’s normal, man,” Murphy, the seven-sack man entering his third year with the Seahawks as their first-round draft choice in 2024.
“Just guys trying to get better. Ain’t nothin’ personal. Just guys competing. It gets very intense out there. But it don’t mean nothin’ to us.
“We’re all brothers, at the end of the day.”
Bryon Murphy, what’s your next step for #Seahawks year three? “First, win football games again. “But this year, you know, Pro Bowl, All-Pro. I'm looking for things like that. Double-digit sacks. So I'm holding myself to, you know, a high standard this year.” @thenewstribune pic.twitter.com/uYaVQoC7mH
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) July 31, 2026 Rylie Mills again
Besides the skirmishes the pass-rush drill again featured Rylie Mills, who’s had a great first week of camp .
Mills put an ultra-quick swim move on Grey Zabel to beat the stud left guard off the snap. On the second rep, Mills beat Zabel decisively with an even better, rip move inside.
“Nice move!” a teammate yelled at Mills.
Williams and fellow veteran defensive tackle Jarran Reed came up to Mills and congratulated him. It’s his first NFL training camp he’s been on the field. He watched last year as a Seahawks rookie, recovering from reconstructive knee surgery that ended the 2025 fifth-round pick’s college career at Notre Dame in December 2024.
In a battle of rookie, drafted linemen, nose tackle Deven Eastern (seventh-round pick, Minnesota) slammed into guard Beau Stephens (fifth round, Iowa) like they used to in the Big Ten Conference in college. Eastern blew Stephens into the backfield with his strength.
On the other field, rookie running back Jadarian Price lost linebacker Chris Paul Jr. on a lateral move trying to pick up a linebacker blitz. It underscored the part of the game Price, the first-round pick, must improve the most for his rookie season.
Ernest Jones leaves early
Middle linebacker and defensive signal caller Ernest Jones walked off the field with a trainer and went into the team facility with about a half hour remaining in practice.
There was no immediate word on any particular injury for Jones.
Josh Jobe rises
The move this spring to re-sign Josh Jobe to be Seattle’s starting cornerback opposite Devon Witherspoon, at $8 million per year, is looking wise early in camp.
Jobe has remained what Macdonald loves about him: aggressive on the ball in the air.
Friday in a red-zone scrimmage Jobe leaped in the end zone to bat down Darnold’s pass headed for the back, left pylon.
The Seahawks chose to keep Jobe, and let Riq Woolen leave in free agency.
Woolen, who made the Pro Bowl as a rookie with the Seahawks in 2022, signed for $12 million and one year with the Philadelphia Eagles .
Extra points
*Yet another strong passing day from Milroe. This week he’s had the two best, most accurate practices thr...
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