The Seattle Seahawks kicked off their 2025 training camp on Wednesday. Rejoice, 12’s, as the Seahawks are back and the regular season is quickly approaching! Fortunately for Seattle, it was strong attendance for day one, but with a couple notable exemptions.
Head coach Mike Macdonald updated the media by saying veteran defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins will be starting camp on the Non-Football Injury (NFI) list as he is dealing with a back issue. Macdonald seemed confident that Hankins will be fine in the long term. Additionally, cornerback Shaquill Griffin was not at practice due to an illness.
Macdonald added that Hankins should be fine in the long term but they are just being careful with him for now.
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) July 23, 2025
Hankins played in all 17 games for the Seahawks in 2024, and was brought over from Dallas likely due to his connection with Seattle’s defensive coordinator Aden Durde – who was his defensive line coach with the Cowboys. Hankins was solid last year, and was a starter in eight games. He recorded 30 total tackles, had one sack, and even snagged an interception in the 20-17 upset win over the 49ers.
For his efforts, he was awarded a new one-year contract with the Seahawks. Hankins brings valuable depth and veteran leadership to a young Seattle defense.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks place NT Johnathan Hankins on the Non-Football Injury list