Seahawks' Kam Chancellor serving as mentor to Dion Bailey during holdout

Kam Chancellor has yet to appear at the Seattle Seahawks' practice facility this summer, but he has made himself readily available to teammate Dion Bailey.

"I talk to Kam often, especially after games," Bailey told ESPN's Sheil Kapadia. "Just asking him how I looked, what he thinks I could have done better. It's been all positive. He's been a huge supporter in my corner ever since I've been granted this opportunity, and I support him in what he's trying to do."

It's an interesting situation, not only because Chancellor is in the midst of a holdout, but also because Bailey is the most likely candidate to replace him at strong safety if he fails to show up for the start of the regular season.

"He watches film every day, critiques me through practice," Bailey said. "He texts me like, 'Oh, you should have did that' or 'You looked good doing that' type thing. He's so passionate about seeing other people do well. You don't find that in a guy that's had so much success. They're normally more selfish-minded, but he's the complete opposite of that."

Head coach Pete Carroll said Thursday that the Seahawks have no intention of tweaking their defensive scheme in the event Chancellor doesn't rejoin the team by the start of the regular season. He also expressed confidence in Bailey.

"You know, Dion Bailey's a unique football player," Carroll said. "He does a lot of really exciting things out there, and there's some things that maybe we position him in to fit his talents, but that's nothing new for us. That's just the way we do it."