What happened: The Seahawks have set their 2026 training camp report dates, with rookies due at VMAC on July 17 and veterans on July 24 ahead of the first open practice on July 25. Seattle will hold a joint practice with the Tennessee Titans on Aug. 21 in Nashville before the two teams meet in a preseason game two days later.

Why it matters: Under Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks have revived scrimmage-style joint work the franchise had skipped for over three decades. The logic holds up: starters get full-speed reps against an outside opponent without the exposure of heavy preseason-game snaps, which is why both teams' frontline players are likely to sit the actual exhibition. With a preseason opener against the Cowboys on the schedule too, the controlled environment of a joint practice gives coaches cleaner evaluation tape than a vanilla preseason game.