The Seattle Seahawks begin training camp on Saturday, July 25. This leaves less than two months before the new season begins, during which Seattle will begin by playing the New England Patriots on Wednesday, September 9. Head coach Mike Macdonald's team will be trying to repeat as NFL champions.
One reason the team was able to make a run to the title last season was that many key players stayed healthy. Both offensive tackles, Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas, were able to be available for much of the season. A better offensive line led to a better team, of course.
Entering training camp, some players are dealing with injury issues. One was a late-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but he plays a position few others do. Thankfully, none of the injuries are related to Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, or Devon Witherspoon. Let's hope it stays that way.
Seattle Seahawks fans will want to keep an eye on these injured players during training camp
Wide receiver Tory Horton
Horton was extremely productive in limited reps as a rookie in 2025 (six touchdowns in eight games played) but suffered what must have been a brutal shin injury. Maybe the problem was a stress fracture, but the Seahawks haven't ever stated that.
Whatever the problem, Horton's injury did help lead to Seattle trading for veteran Rashid Shaheed, whose skills returning kicks and punts helped the team win a Super Bowl. Had Horton stayed healthy, maybe the move wouldn't have been viewed as necessary.
Horton's shin is still a concern, and he didn't participate in organized team activities. The positive is that he is expected to practice in training camp. If the wide receiver can stay healthy, he would be the kind of explosive receiver who would be excellent playing next to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Shaheed, who was re-signed in free agency.
Defensive lineman Deven Eastern
Not that Eastern, a seventh-round selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, was necessarily being counted on to have a huge impact in the coming season. The odd part is reading some of the social media comments about his being placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and seeing people say things like his potentially missing camp opens doors for other players.
That is, of course, ridiculous. It is Eastern that needs other players to temporarily step aside for him to get reps. Being such a late-round pick, he has no guarantee that he will even make the 53-man roster.
Mike Macdonald's defense does work well with a true nose tackle, though, especially on early downs. Eastern would appear to have the size and strength to be a good run-stopper. Now, he might be losing his chance to stick on the roster because of an undisclosed health concern.
Running back Zach Charbonnet
Charbonnet is the player who was likely on track to replace Kenneth Walker, who left in free agency and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, as the starter at running back. Now he has a better chance of missing most of the season than of being overly productive. The team obviously has hopes that Charbonnet can return sooner than December, however.
Macodnald has said that he is pleased with Charbonnet's recovery from a knee injury that he suffered in the playoffs against the San Francisco 49ers, but no one probably truly knows when the running back can return. Whenever that happens, he needs to be fully healthy, of course, and will probably return to RB2, as rookie Jadarian Price will probably be the starter long term.
Charbonnet is in a weird situation because he is entering the final year of his rookie contract. His next deal is likely already diminished because of his knee injury, but let's hope he can get back on the field in the coming season and prove he deserves to get paid lots of money.
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