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Seahawks TE AJ Barner ready for camp after two surgeries

By Thomson Reuters Jun 8, 2026 | 12:00 PM

Seahawks tight end AJ Barner expects to be ready for training camp this summer ​following two offseason surgeries.

Barner, 24, ‌started every game last season and caught a touchdown in Seattle’s Super Bowl LX victory against the New ‌England ​Patriots.

The former fourth-round ⁠draft pick played through ⁠a variety of injuries — hip, elbow, shoulder, knee, ankle and calf — throughout the campaign, but did ​not specify which ailments led to his surgeries.

“I’m going ⁠to feel much ⁠better, and I’m already feeling ​much better, and I think that’s ​where I’ll see strides,” Barner ‌said, per the team’s website. “I’m feeling good, and I’m chomping at the bit trying to get ⁠back out there.”

Barner caught 52 passes for 519 yards and six TDs in ⁠17 regular-season ‌games and added six ⁠catches for 67 yards ​and ‌a score in three ​playoff wins.

He ⁠has 82 receptions for 764 yards and 10 touchdowns in 34 games (23 starts) since Seattle drafted him in 2024 out of Michigan.

–Field ​Level Media