The last rehearsal for Seahawks veteran starters of the preseason Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s best day yet this summer.
Homecoming Cooper Kupp has been getting the attention this summer as Seattle’s new receiving target with Super Bowl MVP, NFL offensive player of the year and Yakima-raised pedigree.
Yet Smith-Njigba, the wide receiver who tied Tyler Lockett’s team record with 100 catches last season, was the star of the Seahawks offense Thursday in the joint practice against the Green Bay Packers. He caught just about everything new starting quarterback Sam Darnold threw at, or near, him. Smith-Njigba often did so with Packers defenders all over him, too.