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New York Times
2 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Seahawks training camp takeaways: Injury updates on Uchenna Nwosu, Ken Walker
RENTON, Wash. — Mike Macdonald's second training camp with the Seattle Seahawks began with Hall of Famer Warren Moon raising the 12 Flag, and it ended with the head coach declaring that his team has the best training camp atmosphere, due to the fans, the weather and the overall vibe. 'All of the above is second to none,' Macdonald said Wednesday afternoon at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. Advertisement Macdonald referred to this initial stage of training camp as the 'ramp phase' and 'execution phase,' adding that the Seahawks are not 'physically competing' against one another, so full evaluations of the team's progress will take time. That said, Wednesday's session and Macdonald's post-practice news conference were the first since mid-June, so let's dive into a few notes and takeaways from opening day. On Thursday, Seattle placed outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu on the physically unable to perform list because of an offseason procedure on his knee. It is unclear when Nwosu, who restructured his contract and took a pay cut this offseason, will be cleared to play. 'We'll see,' Macdonald said when asked about Nwosu's return timeline. 'We're going into the season, probably. Throughout the rest of camp, and then we'll go from there. We'll hold on to the timeline right now, but we're not necessarily close.' Nwosu has been limited to just 12 games over the past two seasons because of multiple injuries. Seattle has other promising edge rushers such as Boye Mafe, Derick Hall and free-agent signee DeMarcus Lawrence, but Nwosu has a different skill set that the team hasn't been able to adequately replace. The lack of clarity regarding Nwosu's timeline could result in another in-season move to address the team's depth chart on the edge. After Nwosu suffered a torn pectoral muscle in 2023, Seattle signed Frank Clark and traded for defensive tackle Leonard Williams. Last year, Seattle traded for defensive linemen Trevis Gipson and Roy Robertson-Harris after a pair of Nwosu injuries, a sprained MCL in his knee in the preseason finale and a quadricep tear in his first game back in Week 5. The Seahawks have nearly $35 million in cap space, according to Over the Cap, and that is more than enough to make a splash similar to the Williams trade if Nwosu's recovery continues well into the regular season. General manager John Schneider has a history of making a flashy move to replace an injured player, notably doing so to acquire defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson (because of Malik McDowell's head injury) and left tackle Duane Brown (because of George Fant's torn ACL) in 2017. Does Schneider have eyes on another move, either via free-agent signing or trade? Advertisement Ken Walker III was limited during the spring with an ankle injury but was a full participant Wednesday and looked fine running around and catching passes from quarterback Sam Darnold with the rest of the starting unit. 'He looks great,' Macdonald said. 'He's in a great spot mentally. Just awesome to see him do all the things we wanted him to do from the get-go. I know he's really excited about what's going on. Great first day.' In other injury news, cornerback Shaquill Griffin didn't practice due to an illness. Nose tackle Johnathan Hankins will soon be placed on the non-football injury list because of a back injury, Macdonald said. Hankins' injury isn't expected to be a long-term issue. Seattle released tight end Noah Fant on Sunday. The move cleared $8.9 million in salary-cap space and pushed AJ Barner and second-round rookie Elijah Arroyo up the tight end depth chart. Macdonald declined to offer an explanation for releasing Fant. 'I'm not going to tell you exactly why,' he said. 'There's multiple reasons.' In 2024, Fant caught 48 passes (21st among tight ends) for 500 yards (18th) and one touchdown (tied for 41st), which came in the regular-season finale. The 27-year-old was entering the final year of his contract, and his cap charge of $13.4 million was to account for 4.7 percent of the team's salary cap. The timing of the release was curious, given the Seahawks didn't need immediate cap space and, as Macdonald said, they have yet to fully evaluate the new players on offense because they're not wearing pads. Regardless, the door is now open for either Barner or Arroyo to take over as the lead man at the tight end spot. 'It's understood what we're trying to achieve as a football team,' Macdonald said when asked if he spoke with Barner and Arroyo following Fant's release. 'We love Noah, wish him the best. But we also love the guys that are still here. They know what's at stake, and it's going to be a lot of fun watching that competition in the tight end room.' Advertisement Macdonald and offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak are mixing up the offensive line rotations, with centers Jalen Sundell and Olu Oluwatimi and right guards Christian Haynes and Anthony Bradford all receiving opportunities in front of Darnold and the starting offense. Macdonald said they'll continue mixing up the rotations through next week when they begin padded practices. The interesting name in that bunch is Haynes, a 2024 third-round pick whose inability to crack the starting lineup last season was due to a lack of play strength, at least according to former play caller Ryan Grubb. Haynes is a good athlete, and Seattle drafted him with the 81st pick believing he'd be a starting-caliber guard. Haynes should, in theory, be one of the players to benefit from the switch to a wide-zone-based run game. Those first few practices in pads will be very telling. The offensive line will make or break this season, which Macdonald expects to cap with a Super Bowl victory. Macdonald said he's most excited to see his offense run the ball well this year, and that starts up front. 'We want to play our style of ball, let the O-line do their thing, get Sam on the move, separate the defense, all those things,' he said. 'It's fun to watch these guys put it together and how they drill it, go from individual (periods) to group and how it all fits together, all the rules. It's really exciting.' (Photo of Seahawks running backs: Lindsey Wasson / Associated Press)
Fox News
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team that compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Vikings have the most conference championship appearances of non-winning Super Bowl teams. Minnesota is one of four teams to appear in a conference championship every decade since the 1970s. Multiple Pro Football Hall of Famers have played quarterback for Minnesota like Warren Moon, Brett Favre, and Fran Tarkenton. Former Vikings running back, Adrian Peterson, won MVP in 2012 while rushing for 2,097 yards, the second most rushing yards in a season in NFL history. Wide receiver Justin Jefferson, 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, stars on the Vikings offense.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Levels Of Expectations For Cam Ward
Levels Of Expectations For Cam Ward originally appeared on Athlon Sports. What is quarterback Cam Ward going to do? Many have had that question when it comes to Ward ever since he was drafted first overall in the 2025 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. Advertisement One person who has very high expectations for Ward in his first year is Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd. He spoke very highly of Ward on his show, "The Herd with Colin Cowherd," and even said, "Ward changes outcomes," and "Tennessee will be a playoff team." Those are lofty expectations to put on a rookie quarterback. That's not to say Cam Ward isn't capable, but more to say that it's a lot of things to put on his plate. Warren Moon, a Hall of Fame quarterback, has a different perspective when it comes to Ward and expectations. "In order for you to do well, you have to depend on other people doing their jobs for you as far as the offensive line getting protection, having a running game that takes some of the pressure off of you so you don't have to throw the ball every down and then a good defense being able to get you the football back, getting turnovers and getting you good field position," Moon said on the "Touring The AFC South" podcast. "All those things go along with helping out a young quarterback to do well." Moon points out that the surroundings will be the thing to bring out some of the better results for Ward's rookie season. While Ward may be a special quarterback and able to cover up some things, it would be better for him to have a stable cast around him to allow him to mature, get comfortable and be the best version of himself on the field. Advertisement How the cast around him plays is a question mark at this point, but the Titans went out and added some pieces offensively to try and set him up for success. Now, the question is how those pieces perform. All of these things tie together to the success of Ward and the Titans this season. Related: Titans Trade Pitch Uses Treylon Burks to Land Disgruntled All-Pro WR This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
CTV News
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Classic Sports Moments - Taking a look back at a Riders game versus one Edmonton dynasty
Watch August 1981 featured a match between a Riders team and what was then a CFL dynasty in Edmonton led by one future NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon.
NBC Sports
06-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Titans won't have new uniforms this year
Titans (Oilers) legend Warren Moon recently said he has seen 'futuristic' new uniforms for the Titans. Apparently, those new uniforms are not coming in the immediate future. Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official website wrote this in a mailbag item: 'I was standing right in front of Warren Moon when he first mentioned publicly the possibility of new uniforms while in town for the Cam Ward presser. Then I saw where Warren doubled down in the topic over the weekend when he was at the Kentucky Derby.' Wyatt said that the team's uniforms won't change for 2025. He said he hasn't seen any new uniforms, and no one has told him anything is 'official.' Still, Moon saw something. Maybe he was off on the timing. But there apparently was something to see. And a possible new set of uniforms is coming, at some point. Keep that in mind when buying the current jersey.
