We’re exactly two weeks away from the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings, and I’m sure many are eager to watch rookies Devon Witherspoon (assuming he signs his contract by then), Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zach Charbonnet, Derick Hall, and others in live action for the first time. This is the third year of having only three exhibitions, a far cry from the half-dozen teams used to play in the 1970s.
In recent seasons we’ve seen a change in preseason mentality, where first-team regulars play less frequently than ever before. Many star quarterbacks get, at most, a quarter’s worth of preseason play out of a maximum of 12 (or 16 for those who play the Hall of Fame Game).