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Baldwin has been sidelined for the past three days of training camp. Carroll didn’t specify the nature of the injury beyond describing it as a sore knee, but he called the situation “a little bit of a problem.”

“We’re gonna give him a couple weeks here before we bring him back out to make sure that we’ve ramped him back up properly,” Carroll said. “He came into camp a little bit off and we just want to make sure that we take care of him. We know exactly what’s going on. He’s doing some special treatments to make sure that we’re taking care of him, and we want to bring him back into shape so we can really get him ready for the long haul.”

Baldwin, 29, has led the Seahawks in receiving in five of his seven years in the NFL. He narrowly missed out on his third straight 1,000-yard season in 2017 but still made his second career Pro Bowl as an injury replacement.

Fellow receiver Brandon Marshall, who’s vying for a spot on Seattle’s roster, also didn’t practice Tuesday for an undisclosed reason.

Carroll also had a somewhat ominous-sounding prognosis on defensive end Dion Jordan, a projected starter who has been on the physically unable to perform list to begin camp. Carroll described Jordan’s injury as a “stress issue” unrelated to the knee surgery he had over the offseason.

“It’s gonna be a while,” Carroll said. “The word is it’s gonna be a while. He’s got a little bit of healing to do, so it’s gonna be a while.”

With Frank Clark, Seattle’s other starting end, still coming back from wrist surgery, Carroll was asked how much shopping the team may need to do in order to reinforce the position.

“I don’t know. We’re always shopping,” Carroll said.

Asked if the Seahawks have had any communication of late with free safety Earl Thomas, who’s holding out, Carroll only said “no.”

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Five years ago, Swearinger was criticized by some for a low hit on Miami tight end Dustin Keller, leading to multiple torn ligaments. After the game, Swearinger said he had no choice, saying he’d be fined if he hit him high.

Swearinger’s recent comments from training camp were consistent with what he has said since the new rule was announced at the owners meetings in March. That day, Swearinger tweeted, “Obviously Not Football ANYMORE! THE GAME WE LOVE IS GETTING DESTROYED EVERYDAY.”

When NFL officials visited the Philadelphia Eagles last week, side judge Mark Perlman told reporters that players on both sides of the ball would be penalized 15 yards when they lower their helmet upon contact. They also told reporters it wouldn’t be a penalty if the player was bracing for contact.

“As players, we’re in the game and you want to be part of every conversation,” Redskins corner Josh Norman said. “But are we? I don’t know anyone getting seats at the table at that meeting or having any influence on it.”

He said no one should tackle by leading with their helmet.

“That’s basic football 101,” Norman said. “Head up, bow neck, tackle with your facemask. It’s not with the crown of your head. People get paralyzed like that. Who does that? I know if I have a play like that, it’s an accidental play. Now it’ll be easier for refs to throw another flag for something a player, in that split second, didn’t intend to do.”

The Carolina Panthers had that time of situation in camp Monday.

Rookie safety Rashaan Gaulden had a violent helmet-to-head collision with wide receiver Jarius Wright in the back of the end zone. First teammates and then coach Ron Rivera spoke to Gaulden about the hit that could have resulted in a 15-yard penalty and possible ejection.

“Every time we see something that looks close or suspect I’ll go up the guy and mention it to him,” Rivera said. “We had a collision today in the red zone. I went over and talked to the player and said that’s going to be suspect because that falls right into the spear idea of using your helmet.

The 27-year-old Verrett has dealt with the frustration of a left ACL injury suffered during a Week 3 contest in 2016 that never fully healed, requiring a second procedure in September of last year.

However, Verrett had worked without a brace this offseason and was fully cleared for the first time in nearly two years, with the hope of returning to Pro Bowl form in 2018.

Including the 2018 season, Verrett will have missed 55 of a possible 80 games in five seasons with the Chargers. He was a first-round pick out of TCU in 2014 and played in the Pro Bowl after the 2015 season.

Third-year pro Trevor Williams played well in place of Verrett last season and likely will be tasked with doing the same thing in 2018.

Verrett is in the final year of his rookie contract after the Chargers picked up his fifth-year option. He is scheduled to make $8.526 million in 2018.