What to know about Washington's 7th practice of spring
A Pete Carroll sighting, safety talk and lacking o-line numbers.
SEATTLE — A Pacific Northwest icon visited Washington’s spring practice on Tuesday afternoon, swooping in to perch near the lakefront, this presence notable enough that sideline observers made sure to note it to one another.
Pete Carroll was there, too, but it’s not every day you see a bald eagle flying over a football practice.
Unlike Bill Belichick or Jack Del Rio or John Lynch, Carroll, whose son, Brennan, is the Huskies’ offensive coordinator and o-line coach, did not wear UW gear or spend the practice between the lines, chatting with Jedd Fisch or other UW coaches. Instead, Carroll took up an unassuming spot behind a guardrail in one corner of the east field, watching among the public, the way a Little League dad might take in a baseball practice. At least one observer recognized him and offered kind words, which Carroll received with a smile, but the longtime USC and Seattle Seahawks coach otherwise blended in, to whatever degree that might be possible.
I didn’t see him leave, though I did see the eagle depart its branch to soar overhead for a while.
Here’s what else to know from Washington’s seventh practice of the spring.