Alright, I’m still reeling a bit from Saturday’s 17-7 preseason loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Losing stings, no matter when it happens, but what really got under my skin was watching an undrafted rookie wide receiver flat-out dominate our secondary. It was an eye-opener, and honestly, not in a good way for the Emerald City.
Rookie’s Statement, Our Problem
This Dallas wideout, Camden Brown, is fighting for a roster spot, and holy smokes, did he make a case against our guys. He snagged three passes for 62 yards and punched in two touchdowns. Two! Against *our* defense! After the game, he wasn’t shy about it, telling The Athletic’s Jon Machota, “When the ball is in the air, it’s mine.” You gotta respect the confidence, but man, our Seahawks need to make sure that ball *isn’t* always his. He flat-out outplayed Seahawks cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles on one of those touchdown grabs, wrestling it away. Then, he pulls down another pass, this one from Joe Milton III, with just *one hand*. This is the highlight reel stuff that keeps me up at night when it’s happening at our expense.
Why This Stings So Much
Here’s the kicker: Brown went undrafted. Undrafted! He didn’t even sniff the top 300 on Bleacher Report’s final draft board. He had a pretty quiet college career at Auburn, then went to Georgia Southern and exploded for 1,079 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2025. Still, no draft call. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said this is just “every day” stuff for Brown, praising his consistency in practice and his work on special teams. He knows that’s how you make a team when you’re fighting for a spot. So, for a guy with that kind of chip on his shoulder, with everything to prove, to come in and just own our secondary like he did? That’s not a great look, folks. It’s preseason, yeah, but you want to see our defense shut that down, not enable it.
Brown’s definitely made himself a name to watch for the Cowboys in their two remaining preseason games. But for *our* Seahawks, the focus needs to be on what *we* do next. We’ve got two more preseason opportunities to fix these issues and show that we can make a stand. We need to see our defense step up, challenge those passes, and prove that when the ball is in the air, it belongs to the guy in green and blue. The regular season is coming, and we can’t afford to let anyone else walk in and claim what’s ours. Let’s get it together, 12s!
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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