Training camp has arrived in Seattle, and the Seahawks are walking into it with a few veteran jobs suddenly looking a lot less secure.
That’s the reality every summer once the rookies join the veterans and the competition starts to sharpen. For Seattle, there are at least four established players who could find themselves squeezed out of key roles before the season begins.
Uchenna Nwosu is one of the biggest names in that mix. He may not be in danger of losing his starting spot purely on merit, but the Seahawks could be looking hard at fourth-year edge rusher Derik Hall and what he might offer.
Hall took a step back last season while learning behind veteran DeMarcus Lawrence, and Seattle may now want to see whether he has more upside. Nwosu has been a dependable pass rusher, but his age, expiring contract and injury history all work against him.
He posted his best seasons since 2022, yet the team may still decide to test the ceiling on Hall.
At safety, the door opened when Coby Bryant left for the Chicago Bears in free agency. The coaching staff appears comfortable with Ty Okada taking over after he started 11 games last season in place of the injured Bryant and Julian Love.
But Seattle also used a second-round pick on Bud Clark, a player the team sees as efficient and versatile. If Clark pops in camp, he could push past Okada for the job.
That’s part of why Okada is on a one-year, $1.145 million deal.
The quarterback room brings another battle. The Seahawks brought in Drew Lock last offseason to back up Sam Darnold and get him ready to start, but Lock barely saw the field because Darnold stayed healthy.
Now the focus has shifted to Jalen Milroe, the former third-round pick Seattle is investing in heavily. The team is taking serious steps to make Milroe a more complete passer than he was last season, and that sets up a real competition between Lock and Milroe for the backup quarterback role.
Lock’s turnovers during OTAs and minicamps did him no favors.
Christian Haynes is the last veteran in the mix, and his situation looks especially shaky. He has had multiple chances to win a starting job over his first three years, and now his hold on a backup guard role is being challenged by younger options like Bryce Cabeldue or Mason Richman. Haynes has become a cut candidate because of those struggles, and the financial side of it makes that possibility easier to imagine, with just a $260,000 dead cap hit in 2026 and 2027.
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