RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks hit the practice field Tuesday as the next phase of their voluntary offseason workout program got underway.
Known as OTAs or Phase 3 of the offseason, the workouts aren’t considered actual football practice because no live contract is permitted. OTA’s are the first time the teams can do 7 on 7, 9 on 9 and 11 on 11 drills with the offense going against the defense.
The Seahawks will have to figure out who is going to replace Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker and starting safety Colby Bryant.
Head coach Mike Macdonald is focused on the coming season but still enjoying the Super Bowl victory.
“The way I phrase it to the team is, you know, it’s something that, like, could be a once in a lifetime opportunity.” said Macdonald. “Hopefully it’s more than a once in a lifetime for our team, but that’s like a thing that happened that we can cherish and we should be proud of because the amount of work that it took and all the things that go into winning a Super Bowl, we should we should be really proud of that.”
Coach Macdonald believes his team has some unique qualities when looking ahead and preparing for the next season.
“And part of that standard here is, you know, is chasing edges is a spirit of evolution and a spirit moving forward all the time,” said Macdonald. “So that’s where our, our minds are, you know, but giving us the freedom to move forward and have the space, to kind of make each, each kind of new phase of the year our own and unique to us.”
The Seahawks first preseason game is August 15 against the Dallas Cowboys.
They open the season at home in a Super Bowl rematch with the New England Patriots, September 9.
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