​RENTON, WASHINGTON – JULY 25: AJ Barner #88 of the Seattle Seahawks runs with the ball during practice at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on July 25, 2026 in Renton, Washington. (Photo by Jack Compton/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks returned to the practice field after taking Wednesday off. Thursday marked the first padded practice of training camp, which means the intensity can ramp up and the feel of real football is getting closer. Fans won’t get a glimpse of padded reps until Friday, so media-only accounts will have to suffice for today.Let’s go through the notable events from Day 5 of Seahawks training camp!Seahawks training camp news and notesDeven Eastern returns to practiceSeahawks rookie nose tackle Deven Eastern had been largely absent from mandatory minicamp and OTAs due to injury, and started this year on the PUP list. He passed a physical on Thursday and is all good to go, which means just Nick Emmanwori and Zach Charbonnet are still on PUP.Rookie Deven Eastern has been activated from PUP list. #Seahawkspic.twitter.com/K7i9J7yeBi— Corbin K. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) July 30, 2026Mike Macdonald: Tyrice Knight having a great training campAfter taking over as a midseason starter as a rookie, Tyrice Knight’s injury issues in 2025 led to some early season struggles before Drake Thomas took over his starting job. The third-year player out of UTEP has started camp well enough for Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald to sing his praises.“Tyrice has had a great camp. 
He really has. He’s done a great job. There’s ways to get him out there. That’s a great example of how you don’t need to be counting the people ahead of you and where do I stand in depth chart and all this. Just put my best foot forward and let us figure out how to get you on the field. Put that burden on the coaches to make sure that we got the best guys out there. He’s definitely applying pressure right now, which is really great.”Mike Macdonald addresses currently injured Seahawks playersThe likes of Jake Bobo and Julian Neal have been absent from recent practices due to injury. It doesn’t sounds like Mike Macdonald is too concerned about any of the injuries.“Nothing long term. Just a couple of things they’re working through, camp type of stuff. It’s a bummer, but we will get them back soon.”Brandon Pili, Jamie Sheriff, and Jared Ivey were new non-participants on Thursday, and similarly there doesn’t seem to be reason to sound the alarm bells.“Well, they’re dealing with some things. 
Some training camp things, but they’ll be back. Nothing crazy going on right now, just some training camp stuff.”Nick Emmanwori attends practice from the sidelinesSeattle’s star defensive back is on the mend after ankle surgery, which is why he’s on PUP. While it’s been reported that it won’t likely be a long-term absence for Emmanwori, Coach Macdonald is playing it close to the vest as far as a timetable for his return.“He’s