Six things we learned from Pete Carroll on the first day of the Seahawks 2019 Minicamp

While the Seahawks expect Bradley McDougald, Lano Hill and Marquise Blair to return to training camp, they were all dismissed on Tuesday due to injuries, and Hill and McDougald were absent in OTAs, although that they both attended the training sessions. The safety being a little thin for the Seahawks, Shalom Luani worked a lot with the No. 1 defense and played a lot of security while Tedric Thompson played with safety. Luani, who had been acquired in a trade before the start of last season, showed the versatility needed to play both places, which could help the WSU product strengthen its role in the team in 2019.

"He's versatile," Carroll said. "He has no problem playing on both sides. He has no problem. We are able to play it hard and free, move it and really rely on it. He has a good conscience and good knowledge – his disguises and fits and things like that are really natural to him. So he has no problem playing on the other side. "

On a related note, the injuries sustained in safety prevented the Seahawks from having a complete overview of rookie defenseman Ugo Amadi. Amadi, a fourth-round pick in Oregon, played almost exclusively free security with so many unavailable security features, but Carroll noted that in the camp, they would also be looking at Amadi as the nickel corner.

While the competition to support Russell Wilson is likely to last until the last days of preseason, quarterbacks Geno Smith and Paxton Lynch are already in the midst of what appears to be a tight competition.

"They have been very competitive," Carroll said. "They come and go. We keep numbers and stuff like that – they're pretty much tied to each other. Both guys show a good arm and the ability to throw the ball on the ground. They move well, too. Paxton has a history of college students; he took off for a real day. I was also very impressed by Geno. We have not seen so much Geno. You can feel the experience of him. He handles the caucus, the line of scrimmage, adjustments, and so on. He took advantage of his years. So it brings a little bit of knowledge that it's nice to have. We've never had a guy like that since Tarvaris (Jackson) who played a bit as a substitute, so that's fine. "