He’s back: Geno Smith returns from injury to the field for Seahawks training camp

Geno Smith is back for the Seahawks.

Seattle’s Pro Bowl quarterback the last two seasons was one of the first players on the field for the 11th practice of the team’s training camp Monday morning. He was in full pads and throwing.

Then he resumed leading It was his first work on the field since a defensive teammate banged into his knee and hip accidentally six days earlier.

“It’s great,” coach Mike Macdonald said.

“We followed the steps what everyone was saying we needed to do. And it was time for him to go out there. And he was there.

“It was great.”

Asked if Smith is now full go to resume all participation with no restrictions, Macdonald said: “As far as I know, he’s rollin’.”

The Seahawks play their first preseason game Saturday at the Los Angeles Chargers. It had been unclear before his injuries whether Smith would play in the relatively meaningless exhibition opener, though offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb is in the process of installing his new schemes for this season.

Smith, 33, had imaging tests Thursday and another test Saturday. Those showed no significant damage.

Backup Sam Howell had led the offense in practices Smith missed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.