The Seahawks open their Super Bowl title defense on Wednesday, and while the spotlight around the team has been surprisingly light, a few individual jobs come with real heat attached.
Seattle’s offseason stayed quieter than you might expect for a champion that also spent time on HBO’s Hard Knocks. Most of the national noise has drifted elsewhere, even toward the Rams, their biggest NFC West rival.
That could help the Seahawks as a whole. But for three players, Week 1 already feels like a stress test.
Jason Myers is first on that list. The veteran kicker is heading into his 12th NFL season and has built a reputation as one of the more reliable legs in the league, hitting 85.6 percent of his career field goals and 86.2 percent of his kicks over the past seven years in Seattle.
None of that has carried over to the preseason, though. Myers missed at least one kick in all three exhibition games, finishing 2-for-5 on field goals and 2-for-4 on extra points.
His last chance was a 52-yarder in the preseason finale that would have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs. Instead, the game ended 9-9.
He’s the only kicker on the roster, but if the misses keep coming, Seattle could be forced into a decision - and Myers is also staring at free agency next offseason.
The pressure on the offensive line lands squarely on Anthony Bradford. Seattle has spent the past couple of years trying to settle the interior, and there have been some signs of progress.
Jalen Sundell stabilized center, and Grey Zabel handled left guard well as a rookie. Right guard remains the uneasy spot, with Bradford drawing concern after posting a 50.6 from PFF, 70th among 81 ranked guards.
He did look more assured in camp, and the contract year gives him a clear reason to play his best ball. Still, he enters Week 1 as the line’s biggest question mark.
If he doesn’t answer it, rookie Beau Stephens could get a look.
Then there’s Jadarian Price, who steps into a massive role almost immediately. Kenneth Walker III won the Super Bowl MVP but then left in free agency, signing a three-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Seattle used its first-round pick on the Notre Dame back to help fill the void, but Price hasn’t taken a preseason snap. Zach Charbonnet is also unavailable to begin the year, landing on the PUP list and set to miss at least the first four games, and probably more.
That leaves the rushing attack in Price’s hands when the lights are brightest, with his first NFL snap coming in a prime-time opener. He has the talent to make it work, but the margin for error is thin, and how he handles that moment could shape Seattle’s early-season path.
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