It was another day of Seattle Seahawks training camp in Renton, albeit not in the best of conditions. The terrifying and deadly wildfires in Spokane have impacted and will impact the Seattle area throughout the week. Winds have blown the wildfire smoke in a westerly direction, which has decreased the air quality through thick throughout Western Washington on an otherwise very warm Tuesday. With Wednesday's forecast set to be worse in terms of air quality, there is a chance that practice could be held indoors, but we'll see how it goes. As I type this from my hotel room in Renton, the air quality index (AQI) is a moderate 99, but that's borderline unhealthy.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to everyone affected in the Spokane region.
Here are the news and notes from Day 9 of camp.
The defense barks back
If you've read previous recaps and just watched the season premiere of 'Hard Knocks', you would think the Seahawks offense was making the Seahawks defense look like it was 2023 all over again. And while there's perhaps a kernel of truth there given Mike Macdonald's palpable dissatisfaction with the defensive performances in practice (including the first padded one), the NFL's best defense was not going to just roll over.

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