Seahawks Interview UCLA Coach Chip Kelly for Offensive Coordinator

UCLA head coach Chip Kelly has interviewed with the Seattle Seahawks for the open offensive coordinator place on Tuesday, per The Ringer’s Benjamin Solak. 

Kelly, who rose to fame within the teaching world throughout his time at Oregon, has gained a lot curiosity from NFL groups with studies of the coach having conversations with the Las Vegas Raiders and the Washington Commanders.

Chip Kelly is at present the head coach of UCLA, the place he has been since 2018. Last season, UCLA completed 8-5 and tied for sixth place within the Pac-12.

Kelly signed an extension with the Bruins that runs by the 2027 season; nevertheless, studies later revealed that Kelly’s time with this system would finish sooner moderately than later. 

The former Philadelphia Eagles coach is not any stranger to teaching within the Pacific Northwest, spending time as the top coach of the University of Oregon from 2009-2013.    

With the Ducks he introduced a lot success along with his high-octane, no-tempo, no-huddle offense that caught the College Football world by storm; taking them to a BCS recreation the place they fell to Cam Newton and Auburn.

His success with Oregon would land him a training job within the NFL, spending time with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2013-2015. 

With the Eagles he would win the NFC East in his first yr, however he then didn’t win a playoff recreation by his three seasons with the workforce.

His closing cease within the NFL was a one-year stint with the San Francisco 49ers in 2016, the place he was additionally unable to convey the workforce to the playoffs.

The Seahawks made large waves this offseason, shifting off of Pete Carroll and hiring former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald.

The seek for a brand new offensive coordinator for the Seahawks included conversations with Alabama’s Ryan Grubb and New York Giants OC Mike Cord as properly, per Mike Florio of ProfessionalFootballDiscuss.

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