RENTON, Wash. -- Bill Withers' "Lovely Day" played softly through the speakers at the start of Seattle Seahawks practice Wednesday. The lyrics in the song's refrain were fitting, not just because of the postcard weather at the team's lakefront headquarters.
Left tackle Duane Brown was in the back of the stretch line, several rows behind quarterback Russell Wilson, having just returned to the field after holding in for all of training camp. Over on defense, safety Jamal Adams engaged in an animated conversation with his position coach while Quandre Diggs, back at practice himself after sitting out for two weeks, strapped on his helmet a few feet away.