The defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks, coming off a 14-3 regular season, will look to defend their title in 2026. Mike Macdonald returns for his third year as head coach. Brian Fleury takes over as offensive coordinator. Sam Darnold returns at quarterback. The Seahawks lost their top running back, Kenneth Walker, to the Chiefs, and Zach Charbonnet will start the season on the PUP list. The Seahawks will put the ball in the hands of Notre Dame rookie Jadarian Price. Seattle returns several of its top receiving weapons from a year ago, including Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and tight end AJ Barner, while Rashid Shaheed is also back. The offensive line returns five starters: Charles Cross, Grey Zabel, Jalen Sundell, Anthony Bradford, and Abraham Lucas.

Aden Durde returns for his third season as defensive coordinator, and his unit brings back ten of its top eleven tacklers from a year ago. Leonard Williams, Byron Murphy II, DeMarcus Lawrence, Drake Thomas, Ernest Jones IV, Tyrice Knight, and Uchenna Nwosu return in the front seven. Dante Fowler, formerly with the Cowboys, will look to make an impact, and the secondary returns Devon Witherspoon, Josh Jobe, Julian Love, Ty Okada (out week 1 with a hamstring injury), and Nick Emmanwori.

Jay Harbaugh is back for his third season as special teams coach. Jason Myers returns after making 41 field goals last year, and Michael Dickson returns as punter. The electric Rashid Shaheed will handle punt returns, while Tory Horton is slated to handle kickoffs. The Seattle defense is the heart and soul of this team and will take them as far as they go. The running game is the key question, especially early in the season. The NFC West is loaded with talent, and every week will be meaningful.