RENTON — L.J. Collier wasn’t in pads at Seahawks practice Thursday.
But he carried some off the field, anyway, fulfilling the usual duty of a rookie of carting equipment of some of the team’s veterans into the locker room following practice.
It was a sign that life may be getting somewhat back to normal for the Seahawks’ first-round pick, who has not practiced since July 30 when he suffered what coach Pete Carroll referred to as “a badly sprained ankle.’’
Collier has rarely been seen on the field since. But on Thursday, the defensive end from TCU had his jersey on and went through some conditioning drills during the portion of practice open to media, and then was seen carrying off some equipment after it was over.