(Photo : (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Im) BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 09: Defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald of the Baltimore Ravens seems on throughout pregame warmups previous to dealing with the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on October 09, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Seattle Seahawks are finalizing a take care of Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator, Mike Macdonald, to be their subsequent head coach, in accordance with ESPN Adam Schefter, on Wednesday.
Schefter studies that McDonald is reportedly set to obtain a contract of as much as six years.
Macdonald met the Seahawks for interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday, as Seahawks common supervisor John Schneider met with Macdonald for the primary time earlier this week.
The Seahawk will go from having the oldest head coach within the NFL with Peter Carroll, who was 72 years previous, to switch him with Macdonald, who is ready to grow to be the youngest coach within the league at 36.
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Mike Macdonald’s Path to Head Coach of Seahawks
Macdonald bought his begin as a training intern with the Baltimore Ravens after 4 seasons as part of the teaching workers on the University of Georgia.
He would spend six seasons with the Ravens serving as a defensive teaching intern (2014), defensive assistant (2015-16), a defensive backs coach (2017), and a linebackers coach (18-20).
In 2021 he served as defensive coordinator on the University Of Michigan below John Harbugh’s brother, Jim, earlier than returning to the Ravens in 2022.
Last yr, he was capable of assist the Baltimore Ravens obtain the highest seed within the AFC. Under Macdonald, the Ravens allowed the fewest factors scored and sixth-fewest yards within the NFL.
The Seahawks needed to wait earlier than signing Macdonald as they could not have interviewed Macdonald till after the playoffs as a result of NFL guidelines.
Macdonald was one of many coaches who was heavenly focused by groups just like the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Chargers, and Washington Commanders all inquiring about his companies.
The Seahawks have contacted 9 candidates, together with New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, Dallas Cowboys DC Dan Quinn, Carolina Panthers DC Ejiro Evero, Lions OC Ben Johnson, and Mike Macdonald.
Macdonald would inherit a Seahawk crew that went 9-8 final season below Carroll, who missed the playoffs in two of their earlier three seasons.
Macdonald inherits a crew whose protection has been amongst the league’s worst over the previous couple of years, together with questions surrounding quarterback Geno Smith’s contract.
Now, the Seahawks look to assemble a training workers for Mike MacDonald after shifting on from Carroll.
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