{"id":276236,"date":"2025-08-10T06:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T06:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/276236\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T06:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T06:31:17","slug":"marshawn-lynch-advising-mike-macdonald-new-issue-for-tyrice-knight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/276236\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshawn Lynch advising Mike Macdonald; new issue for Tyrice Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two days after giving George Holani the hardest hit the Seahawks running back got all night, Marshawn Lynch was giving Mike Macdonald coaching advice.<\/p>\n

The Seattle legend lives on \u2014 the Seahawks sidelines.<\/p>\n

Lynch was at practice Saturday. Macdonald, the team\u2019s head coach, spent most of the first 30 minutes of the workout along the sideline talking to the retired Super Bowl-champion running back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the best. It\u2019s the best,\u201d Macdonald said, with a chuckle. \u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s here. Guys love him. He\u2019s got great ideas for me. Just bouncing ideas off him. He\u2019s got a great perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

What advice did Lynch, now 39, have for the 37-year-old coach?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll leave that between us,\u201d Macdonald said with a wry grin.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s wise, I\u2019ll tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thursday night Lynch was on the sidelines at Lumen Field. He was a credentialed photographer, complete with a tan vest with the NFL logo signifying so, taking pictures of the Seahawks\u2019 preseason game<\/a> against Pete Carroll\u2019s Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n

At the end of Holani\u2019s touchdown run in the first half, the second-year running back from Boise State had his momentum from the dash take him through the sideline of the end zone. Usually, the photographers ringing the field from along a dotted restraining line retreat away from a player in full pads coming at them.<\/p>\n

Lynch did the opposite of that.<\/p>\n

He stood his ground. Then he delivered a forearm shiver to Holani, like this was 2015 and Holani was a San Francisco 49ers linebacker in the A gap.<\/p>\n

Holani, who romped Thursday night for 61 yards playing just 1 1\/2 quarters, appeared surprised.<\/p>\n

Lynch appeared strong. Still.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove him,\u201d Macdonald said Saturday. \u201cLove him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Seattle<\/p>\n

Seattle Seahawks running back George Holani (36) bounces off former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter of the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Lumen Field, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Seattle, Wash. Brian Hayes\/bhayes@thenewstribune.com<\/p>\n

Olu Oluwatimi returns, then leaves<\/p>\n

Starting center Olu Oluwatimi practiced during position drills with the starting offensive line. He had missed the previous two practices last week then the preseason opener with a back issue.<\/p>\n

About 30 minutes into practice, Oluwatimi left. He went inside the team facility for more treatment.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe gave it a go today, and I think it just tightened up on him,\u201d Macdonald said.<\/p>\n

He called shutting down Oluwatimi a precaution. The team\u2019s training staff believes Oluwatimi will practice again in the next day or two.<\/p>\n

\"Nov<\/p>\n

Nov 12, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks center Olu Oluwatimi (51) sits on the sideline during the third quarter against the Washington Commanders at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Joe Nicholson\/USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n

The starting O-line currently<\/p>\n

Jalen Sundell again was the first-team center, as he was against the Raiders. Macdonald said his assessment from Thursday\u2019s game of the 2024 undrafted rookie from North Dakota State, rookie left guard Grey Zabel\u2019s school, was Sundell had some strong plays and some Sundell knows he can improve on.<\/p>\n

The coach said the competition between Oluwatimi and Sundell continues, as does right guard. Anthony Bradford has been the clear number one there for the last week.<\/p>\n

Macdonald said the offensive coaches likely will decide on starters at center and right guard following the second preseason game. That\u2019s Friday night against Kansas City at Lumen Field.<\/p>\n

The starters are set at left tackle with Charles Cross, Zabel at left guard and Abe Lucas at right tackle.<\/p>\n

Cross is not yet back to full practicing following surgery on the dislocated ring finge<\/a>r on his right hand. But he is participating in position drills wearing a protective pad over his hand. All signs remain Cross will be ready to start the opener against the 49ers Sept. 7.<\/p>\n

Ernest Jones away<\/p>\n

Ernest Jones IV, the team\u2019s middle linebacker and leader on defense, was away in Georgia Saturday. He was back home with his family for the funeral service for his father, Ernest Jones III.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks expect Jones back practicing Sunday or Monday.<\/p>\n

Tyrice Knight situation tests LB depth<\/p>\n

Tyrice Knight, the starting weakside linebacker next to Jones in Macdonald\u2019s defense, will miss the next couple weeks. He has a new \u201cmedical issue\u201d the coach would not specify Saturday, on top of the knee he injured in practice last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect him to be back for week one,\u201d Macdonald said. Josh Ross is also injured at that position. He has a cast on a surgically repaired hand.<\/p>\n

Until Knight gets back in a few weeks, Patrick O\u2019Connell and Drake Thomas get their chances with the first-team defense. O\u2019Connell is a third-year veteran from Montana signed with Seattle in 2023. He came off the practice squad and played in five games last season, three games in 2023, all on special teams. Thomas, in his third season from North Carolina State, came to Seattle in 2023 off waivers from the Raiders. He\u2019s played in 24 games the last two seasons, almost all on the Seahawks\u2019 special-teams units. He played 37 defensive snaps at linebacker for Seattle in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatty O\u2019s had a great camp. Drake has strung together a lot of great performances,\u201d Macdonald said. \u201cJosh, he\u2019s right in the mix; we know he\u2019s going to back from his hand sooner than later. Lot of great competition there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Linebacker depth is a question on Seattle\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith T Knight out for a while this is a great opportunity for guys to assert themselves,\u201d Macdonald said.<\/p>\n

\"Seattle<\/p>\n

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Tyrice Knight (48) tackles Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson (9) during the third quarter of the game at Lumen Field, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Seattle, Wash. Brian Hayes\/bhayes@thenewstribune.com<\/p>\n

More Elijah Arroyo<\/p>\n

Elijah Arroyo had a strong practice. Another one.<\/p>\n

The rookie tight end<\/a> and second-round draft choice made a one-handed catch of a throw by Drew Lock across the middle deep down field. Lock then made what Macdonald called a sterling throw rolling to his left about 35 yards down the field with a pass rusher in his face. Arroyo\u2019s catch was equally fine, leaping and then tapping both his feet inside the left sideline. Arroyo later raced down the seam of the field inside the hash marks and made a finger-tip catch on the run of a deep pass from Sam Darnold.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-5, 254-pound tight end continues to make catches like he\u2019s 6-1, 195.<\/p>\n

\"Seattle<\/p>\n

Seattle Seahawks tight end Elijah Arroyo (18) reacts to a reception during the first quarter of the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Lumen Field, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Seattle, Wash. Brian Hayes\/bhayes@thenewstribune.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two days after giving George Holani the hardest hit the Seahawks running back got all night, Marshawn Lynch…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2081],"tags":[12103,7023,1501,34598,2868,1162,12844,7,23065,345,1502,23066,47148,393,50371,311,2860,6,15145,1878,252,238,237,261,2635,36370,111],"class_list":{"0":"post-276236","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-seahawks","8":"tag-anthony-bradford","9":"tag-charles-cross","10":"tag-christian-watson","11":"tag-drake-thomas","12":"tag-drew-lock","13":"tag-elijah-arroyo","14":"tag-ernest-jones","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-george-holani","17":"tag-green-bay-packers","18":"tag-grey-zabel","19":"tag-jalen-sundell","20":"tag-josh-ross","21":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","22":"tag-lumen-field","23":"tag-marshawn-lynch","24":"tag-mike-macdonald","25":"tag-nfl","26":"tag-olu-oluwatimi","27":"tag-sam-darnold","28":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","29":"tag-seahawks","30":"tag-seattle","31":"tag-seattle-seahawks","32":"tag-seattleseahawks","33":"tag-tyrice-knight","34":"tag-washington-commanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115003069894050468","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}