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# Camp Takeaways: Seahawks Keeping Options Open at Cornerback, Including Interest in Terrion Arnold
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/camp-takeaways-seattle-seahawks-keeping-options-open-cornerback-terrion-arnold/
- Published: 2026-08-11T03:04:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-11T03:04:27.000Z
- Author: Corbin Smith
- Tags: Analysis, Seahawks, Terrion Arnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, D'Anthony Bell, Rodney Thomas, Ty Okada, Jadarian Price, Julian Neal, Nehemiah Pritchett, Noah Igbinoghene, Rylie Mills, Grey Zabel

RENTON, Wash. - Now entering the third week of training camp, as competitions continue to heat up in the secondary, Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald isn’t interested in naming a third cornerback just yet.

And with the preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys approaching just five days away, there may or may not be a newcomer jumping into that mix in the near future.

Speaking with reporters after Monday’s 14th padded camp practice, Macdonald didn’t shoot down Seattle’s reported interest in ex-Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold, confirming the Seahawks had him in the facility for a tryout on Sunday. The former first round pick faces eight felony charges in Florida stemming from a kidnapping and robbery incident in February, but that hasn’t stopped the organization from doing their due diligence checking up on a talented player.

“We had him in for a great visit, a great tryout,” Macdonald said. “It’s a situation where there’s some other things surrounding it as well, but we’re working through the situation right now. It was a really great visit and I really enjoyed meeting him and I think he enjoyed being here, so we’ll see where it goes.”

Per Macdonald, the Seahawks have several people “in Terrion’s corner” that the organization respects, and they do have some built in connections to the embattled cornerback on their coaching staff. Most notably, defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach Karl Scott helped recruit Arnold to Alabama when he served on Nick Saban’s staff, but he didn’t end up coaching him in Tuscaloosa, as he jumped to the NFL to join the Vikings staff before the player arrived on campus.

In the locker room, Arnold also has two former teammates from his time with the Crimson Tide on the roster, including a close friend in quarterback Jalen Milroe and starting cornerback Josh Jobe.

Arnold has his arraignment hearing scheduled before a judge on Thursday, August 13 in Tampa, Florida, which will outline the charges officially levied against him. Future court dates will be scheduled at that point, but barring NFL discipline before a verdict is reached, he will be allowed to sign with a team before then.

Though the Seahawks made their interest in Arnold known by bringing him in for a visit and have eyes on a possible upgrade, Macdonald praised the cornerback group on Monday, expressing confidence in the players already on the roster. Veterans Nehemiah Pritchett and Noah Igbinoghene have both enjoyed stellar camps so far and appear to be the front runners behind Devon Witherspoon and Jobe, while rookie cornerback Julian Neal returned to practice after a lengthy absence with a leg injury and will be gradually thrust back into the competition.

In addition, fellow rookies Michael Dansby and Andre Fuller have continued to make plays on the practice field, including the former coming back from what appeared to be a dislocated finger suffered in Monday’s practice to register an excellent pass breakup against Ricky White III in the back of the end zone. Fuller also has been seeing some work playing inside as a big nickel with expected inconsistency, rotating in behind D’Anthony Bell and seeing extra practice reps there in individual drills, looking to bring more versatility to his game.

“I have a ton of confidence in our deep defensive backfield room. It's like, this is a situation of, we're kind of in everything all the time,” Macdonald explained. “And so we're always trying to make our team the best we can possibly make it. And whether or not Terrion ends up here or not, or if it works out or it doesn't, then we'll keep on rolling the way we know how.”

What else stood out from the 14th training camp practice on Monday? Here are four other observations from the VMAC:

### 1\. Leading a strong day for the safety group, the Bell tolls once again with a pick six-generating house call.

Stepping into the lineup for an injured Nick Emmanwori, who continues to work his way back from recent ankle surgery, Bell has quietly put together a strong camp in his second season with the Seahawks. Returning after a brief, unexpected stint in Carolina after being claimed off waivers in December that prevented him from playing in the team’s Super Bowl run, No. 23 seems to show up with one or two splashy plays every day, and he did so again in coverage on Monday.

Coming off of a play fake from under center, Jalen Milroe got caught staring down his intended target, glancing a split second too long at tight end Elijah Arroyo on an out route before he decided to make the throw. Paying dearly for the late rate, Bell jumped the throw with a running start and intercepted the second-year quarterback, returning the pass 90 yards for a touchdown as teammates mobbed him in the end zone.

Interestingly, the interception almost looked like an identical carbon copy to a pick six that Bell had against Milroe during mandatory minicamp when he undercut a similar late pass and took it back for points. Now in his second season in Macdonald’s scheme, he has grown immensely in coverage while adding the ability to blitz to his repertoire playing more snaps in the box in Emmanwori’s stead.

After practice, Macdonald made it sound as if Bell isn’t out of the woods yet competing for a roster spot in a crowded safety group, where Ty Okada and Rodney Thomas II each produced outstanding pass breakups in Monday’s practice and rookie Bud Clark continues to eat into first team reps more by day behind Julian Love. But even if Emmanwori returns healthy in time for the start of the season, the veteran has demonstrated the chops to play at a high level near the line of scrimmage, making him an ideal insurance policy at the position.

“It was great to see him make a play today. He's doing a good job,” Macdonald said. “There's a lot of competition for the job that he's trying to earn himself. And so it's a process and one day at a time, but D-Bell is doing a really good job. It's going to come down to special teams, how we package our personnel groups, things like that.”

### 2\. Not fixing what isn’t broken, Rylie Mills keeps bringing the power and physicality against formidable foes.

Rounding into form in his first full training camp as a Seahawk after missing most of his rookie year recovering from a torn ACL, Mills has been one of the shining stars over the past few weeks, showing up with consistent pressure as a pass rusher while logging snaps at multiple alignments along the front line. At 295 pounds, his game offers up some similarities to veteran teammate Leonard Williams, as few players at that size have the athleticism and flexibility to line up as a defensive end or in a two-point stance off tackle as those two do.

While most defensive linemen would suggest that they try to mix up their approaches when sparring in 1-on-1 drills against familiar opponents, and “Big Cat” may even fall in that category, Mills stated the opposite after Monday’s practice, saying that he’s always going to lean on his greatest strength, which just happens to be his strength as a punishing bull rusher. No matter how many times he has gone against Grey Zabel or Anthony Bradford, he’s going to bring his best asset with him to the fight, but he will also look to evolve adding quality counters to work off of it.

“I'm a big power guy, so if it's not broke, don't fix it,” Mills smiled. “So I'm working on that.”

In Monday’s practice, Mills engaged in two highly-physical reps during 1-on-1s against Zabel, winning the first one with a strong initial bull rush before executing a smooth swim move with his right arm to get past the standout left guard. His second rep didn’t go near as well, however, as Zabel set a firm anchor against his power rush, got a tight grip on his shoulder pad, and ended up stonewalling him at the point of attack without offering a chance to shed free with a counter.

Though he didn’t get the win the second snap, Mills knows testing his mettle against the likes of Zabel on a daily basis will best prepare him for what he will face on Sunday, and with his knee at 100% health, he’s looking forward to seeing how those challenging reps pay dividends once the regular season arrives.

I love going against AB \[Anthony Bradford\] and going against Grey. They're guys that are starters in the NFL and they play really good football. And I feel like for me, I get a chance every day to go against one of the best offensive lines in the NFL. So I love the competition and I love just to compete every day.”

### 3\. Another day, another massive Jaxon Smith-Njigba performance, while a young receiver misses key opportunity.

Compared to several of the earlier training camp practices this month, Monday’s session didn’t offer quite as many offensive fireworks with just a total of three touchdowns scored. But in what can be drummed up as just another day at the office for the superstar, Smith-Njigba took center stage dishing out the big play theatrics.

Pitted against fellow star Devon Witherspoon, Smith-Njigba took an outside release and beat fellow All-Pro cornerback Devon Witherspoon down the sideline on a go route, getting a couple of steps on his teammate quickly. Thomas attempted to come over from his deep safety zone to make a play on the ball, but he was a smidge late reacting to the throw as Sam Darnold lofted a perfect strike right into the receiver’s hands for a 60-yard touchdown.

Later in the practice, during a four-minute offense situational drill, Smith-Njigba kept coming up with big plays to move the chains. Darnold completed three straight passes to him, including a 15-yard slant and 18-yard dig route that netted first downs, leading to plenty of frustration from Seattle’s defensive backs as they struggled to find a way to stop him in coverage.

On the flip side, in the midst of a highly-competitive battle for the sixth receiver spot, Ricky White III picked the wrong practice to have an off day. After cooking cornerback Josh Jobe on a vertical route and getting several steps on the defender downfield, Drew Lock delivered a perfect throw, only for the pass to bounce off of the second-year receiver’s hands for an ugly drop instead of a would-be 55-yard touchdown reception. He later dropped another catchable pass on a crossing route, ending a rough afternoon at the office and putting him in a position where he will have to bounce back on Tuesday to stay in the hunt to make the 53.

### 4\. Jadarian Price remains sidelined, but a few injured players began ramp up period returning to action.

Still nursing “leg soreness” that kept him out of Saturday’s Fan Fest session, Price once again sat out on the sidelines in street clothes along with Jacardia Wright, leaving the Seahawks short-handed in the backfield. Macdonald didn’t offer a timeline for a potential return, but as he did on Saturday, he sounded optimistic that the rookie running back would not be out for a lengthy period of time.

“Try to get him back as soon as possible,” Macdonald said. “If you start putting days and timetables on it, with a young guy like that, let’s just go attack the heck out of it until you can come back and practice again.”

While Price remains out, however, the Seahawks did welcome Neal and veteran receiver Jake Bobo back to the field after sitting out for the past two weeks with lower body injuries. Both players have entered what Macdonald likes to call a “ramp up period,” participating in individual drills at their respective positions before returning to an observational role in team scrimmage periods, and each could potentially start seeing some snaps in team later in the week.

In addition, offensive linemen Mason Richman and Logan Brown, who each got nicked up with undisclosed injuries on Saturday at Lumen Field, suited up and were full participants in Monday’s practice.