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Gilberto Manzano

DARK SECRETS: Seahawks training camp notebook versatile defense is rounding into form | Vintage Vibes

Seattle Seahawks head coach Michael Macdonald walks off the field after training camp at Virginia Mason Athletic Center. | Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports

Geno Smith, who returned to practice Monday after being sidelined nearly a week, had a fast start after leading the Seattle Seahawks’ offense to a touchdown on the first drive of team drills against Mike Macdonald’s defense. 

But the defense, filled with versatile playmakers, quickly adjusted and forced Smith’s unit into many short drives throughout a chippy and lengthy training camp practice in Renton, Wash. Nearly an hour went by before Seattle’s starting offense finally found the end zone again on a touchdown scamper from Kenneth Walker III, which made the offensive players erupt on the sidelines. 

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