Wildfire Smoke Clouds Seahawks Camp as Defense Takes Early Control

Overview

• Wildfire smoke from Spokane has degraded air quality at the VMAC this week, prompting staff to monitor conditions and prepare for indoor or modified practices that would limit outdoor contact work.
• In recent padded scrimmages the Seahawks' defense repeatedly stopped the offense, with reports crediting strong play from the unit and specific stops that stalled first-team drives.
• Nehemiah Pritchett has emerged as the front-runner for the third cornerback role and rookie Ty Okada has taken the majority of deep-safety snaps over Bud Clark during recent sessions.
• Offensive coordinator Brian Fleury publicly flagged alignment and technique issues in the run game while starter Zach Charbonnet remains sidelined with an injury.
• Tory Horton has steadily increased his practice workload as he returns from a cracked tibia and second-year QB Jalen Milroe has drawn praise that could lead to a limited situational package if he is active, but reduced live work from smoke could shrink evaluation time for those players.