The Seattle Seahawks hit the practice field for the first on field team work of the offseason as OTAs got underway. For many fans that meant seeing their favorite players for their favorite team start the new post-Russell Wilson and post-Bobby Wagner era of Seahawks football.
Attention was, of course, focused on the competition between Geno Smith and Drew Lock for who will be under center delivering passes to Seattle receivers this season. However, on the other side of the ball it’s a new era as well, with the defense set to adopt a new style of coverage that will require members of the secondary to learn new assignments, so offseason practice time will be vital in terms of performing when the regular season arrives in Week 1.