Ty Okada turned Friday’s Seahawks and Titans joint practice in Nashville with a pick six off Cam Ward, the kind of play that changes the mood of a workout in one snap. It was the defense’s cleanest strike of the day and the clearest headline from a session built around getting real work done.
Mike Macdonald said that was the point. He wanted a heavy practice and said the Seahawks got what they came for, even if the heat and humidity left some players dealing with cramps. That made the defensive touchdown stand out even more, because it came in a session where simply finishing strong mattered.
Okada read the play well enough to jump a crossing route and take it back, and he said the design helped give the quarterback a different look. The ball was intended for Carnell Tate, but the read never had a chance once Okada broke on it. For the Titans, it was a brief but costly lapse; for the Seahawks, it was the sort of turnover that shows up first on any practice tape review.
The day also belonged to Jadarian Price, who was back after missing part of camp with upper-leg soreness and looked far from limited. He opened seven-on-seven work with an over-the-shoulder catch for a big gain, then later broke off a big run in 11-on-11 drills. Sam Darnold called him a really special player, and the practice backed that up in the simplest way possible: Price kept finding space and making the most of it.
That same theme ran through the backfield group. Velus Jones Jr. had multiple catches, including a touchdown from Jalen Milroe, while George Holani added a red zone touchdown reception and another over-the-shoulder grab from Darnold. The Seahawks were spreading work around and asking their running backs to catch, finish and create yards after the first touch, which made the offense look far more versatile than a routine summer practice usually does.
There was one note that did not fit the easy optimism of the day: Jake Bobo’s injury news was called unfortunate, but no details were given in the available information. That leaves one of the day’s sharper practice impressions unresolved, even as the Seahawks leave Nashville with a takeaway they can measure immediately. Okada made the play of the day, Price flashed after his return, and the next step is whether that momentum carries once the team leaves the joint setting behind.
