The young stars of Seahawks training camp will have a starring role in their first NFL preseason game, too.
Coach Mike Macdonald said safety (and linebacker) Nick Emmanwori, fellow second-round draft choice Elijah Arroyo at tight end, first-round pick Grey Zabel at left guard, wide receiver and fifth-round pick Tory Horton and quarterback Jalen Milroe, a third-rounder, all will play Thursday in Seattle’s preseason opener against Pete Carroll’s Las Vegas Raiders at Lumen Field.
Emmanwori, Arroyo, Zabel and Horton have been playing with the starting units in training camp.
New quarterback Sam Darnold, wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, plus almost all other starters who are not rookies, will not play Thursday, Macdonald said.
“It’s not like, ‘Hey, we are taking the 22 guy