The final non-padded practice of Seattle Seahawks training camp took place on Saturday, but unfortunately not everyone came away unscathed. By far the biggest story of the day was the potentially serious injury to one of Seattle\u2019s running backs.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s recap the day\u2019s events.<\/p>\n
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Kenny McIntosh believed to have season-ending ACL injury<\/a><\/p>\n The third-string running back and kick returner, who lost much of his rookie season due to a knee sprain, may lose all of his third season to a torn ACL. McIntosh suffered the injury during a special teams rep. Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune<\/a> says he \u201cwas running in open field alongside teammate Tyler Hall during a special-teams coverage and tackle-angle drill when his knee gave out.\u201d It\u2019s nevertheless bad news for McIntosh and impacts Seattle\u2019s running back and special teams depth.<\/p>\n Notes and Quotes<\/p>\n Jarran Reed, DeMarcus Lawrence get the day off<\/p>\n Shaquill Griffin is still away from camp due to a personal matter and Uchenna Nwosu, Johnathan Hankins, and Rylie Mills are on injury lists. Of the healthy and available players, the big fella in the middle of the defensive line evidently got to chill on Saturday, as did DeMarcus Lawrence.<\/p>\n Elijah Arroyo stands out in training camp<\/p>\n Noah Fant\u2019s departure paved the way for an immediately significant role for second-round pick Elijah Arroyo, who was the fifth tight end taken in the NFL Draft. The Seahawks have, shall we say, a very underwhelming history at the TE position, with Jimmy Graham holding all of the franchise records while playing less than three seasons with the team. Hopefully, Arroyo can be that long-term answer at the position. So far, so good with his training camp performances.<\/p>\n In terms of practice, it was a really good day for Elijah Arroyo, who had two TDs during an early goal-line drill and a half-dozen other catches sprinkled throughout. AJ Barner also had a TD in the goal-line drill. Sam Darnold I thought had his best day overall….<\/p>\n \u2014 Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) July 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Sam Darnold slings it, receivers don\u2019t always catch it<\/p>\n The Seahawks\u2019 new starting quarterback has had some highs and lows throughout camp, as is expected on a new team and learning a new offense. It\u2019s also training camp, for crying out loud. Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times considered Saturday to be Darnold\u2019s best day of camp, but as SeahawksDraftBlog.com<\/a> contributor Curtis Allen noted, not every pass was caught.<\/p>\n Darnold firing bullets<\/p>\n Two bang-bang slant throws bobo and JSN should have caught but couldn\u2019t handle#Seahawks<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Curtis Allen (@curtis93969) July 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Speaking of tight ends…<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget about second-year player A.J. Barner, who made good on some red zone plays. He led Seattle\u2019s TEs with four touchdowns last season, all of which came in the red zone. Hopefully Seattle is much better this year than we\u2019ve seen throughout the Geno Smith era.<\/p>\n Really good red zone period \u2014 11v11 and 7v7 \u2014 just now for tight ends on 1st team. AJ Barner caught two TDs (one against Drake Thomas, the other against Tyrice Knight) and Elijah Arroyo got one as well.<\/p>\n