The Seattle Seahawksfinally put the pads on at Thursday's training camp practice. It represents a significant shift at practice, coming closer to replicating real football than anything else. Prior to Thursday's session, head coach Mike Macdonald had essentially been conducting a ramp-up period to get his team ready for the physicality of padded practices.Padded practices separate legitimate standouts from pretenders. Unsurprisingly, defensive tackle Byron Murphy II dominated Thursday's session. Murphy is the type of ascending superstar who thrives once practice gets physical.The Seahawks conducted 1-on-1 pass-rushing drills between defensive and offensive lineman. It's typically a staple of padded practices. Local reporter Gregg Bell noted that Murphy absolutely bull-rushed backup guard Christian Haynes into the backfield, generating significant power right into the blocker's chest plate.1-on-1 pass-rush drills in full pads=the most real football in #Seahawks training camp.Byron Murphy bull-rushed into Christian Haynes' chest, blew him into the backfieldRylie Mills beat Anthony Bradford with an inside rip move. Bradford came back, stopped Mills' spin move Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) July 30, 2026Murphy enjoyed a breakout season as a sophomore by registering 7.0 sacks. The former Texas Longhorns standout is considered a budding superstar. This offseason, Murphy has already picked up where he left off.Putting the pads on represents a significant development at training camp on an annual basis. It signals real football is on the horizon. Murphy is among the Seahawks' most notable players. It's good to note that he's already dominating as the season approaches.This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: The Seahawks put the pads on at camp and Byron Murphy II dominated