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Head coach Mike Macdonald has hired 23 assistants to join his inaugural staff for the 2024 NFL season.
The Seattle Seahawks revealed their complete coaching staff yesterday. At final tally, head coach Mike Macdonald has hired 23 assistants to join his inaugural staff for the 2024 NFL season.
Here’s a look at each of them, broken down by different phases of the game.
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The Seahawks are hard at work filling out their first coaching staff of the post-Pete Carroll era.
The Seattle Seahawks are hard at work filling out their first coaching staff of the post-Pete Carroll era. The team has already confirmed seven new coaching hires one week ago today, and several more have been reported.
Here is where we will be tracking all of the team’s reported hirings.
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Macdonald had several interesting things to say during his interview…
For years former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll made regular appearances on Seattle’s local ESPN radio affiliate (710 AM) on Monday mornings. It sounds like the team’s new head coach Mike Macdonald might be continuing that tradition, as he called into the station today.
Macdonald had several interesting things to say during his interview about his coaching staff and the direction of the team. Here are seven quotes from that conversation.
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The Seahawks are hiring Leslie Frazier as their assistant head coach under Mike Madonald, according to a report by Tom Pelissero at NFL Network.
The Seahawks are hiring Leslie Frazier as their assistant head coach under Mike Madonald, according to a report by Tom Pelissero at NFL Network.
Frazier played cornerback in the NFL in the 80s and was a member of the 1985 Bears, considered the greatest defense of all time.
He’s been coaching at this level since 1999, when he got started as a DBs coach for the Eagles. Since then he’s served in a variety of defensive roles for the Bengals, Colts, Bills, Ravens and Buccaneers. He was head coach of the Vikings from 2011-2013. From 2020-2022 he was an assisant head coach and defensive coordinator for Sean McDermott in Buffalo. This past season, he was an advisor for John Harbaugh and the Ravens.
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We’re looking at seven defensive coordinator candidates the Baltimore Ravens could target after Mike Macdonald accepted the Seahawks job
The Ravens are one of the gold-standard organizations in the NFL, and every few years, teams from around the NFL poach personnel from Eric DeCosta’s front office and John Harbaugh’s coaching staff.
Another coaching cycle has seen two front office personnel exit, along with defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald.
After landing Joe Hortiz (Player Personnel Director), the Chargers hired Baltimore’s player evaluation and analytics manager, Corey Krawiec, for a position.
On Wednesday, the Titans hired Dennard Wilson as their defensive coordinator hours after Macdonald arrived in Seattle to be officially introduced as the new head coach.
The Ravens became the first team in NFL history to lead the league in points allowed (16.5 per game), sacks (60) and turnovers (31).
In his second year calling Baltimore’s defense, he led them to the AFC title game before a shocking 17-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday;
Macdonald’s defense allowed two early touchdown drives but only a field goal over the final 40-plus minutes of the game.
With Baltimore needing to regroup again, we’re looking at seven realistic options to replace Macdonald.
Get to know the former Bills defensive coordinator who the Dolphins are interviewing for the same role.
With their 2023 season now in the rearview, the Miami Dolphins are interviewing candidates for their defensive coordinator role, which was left open after the team mutually parted ways with Vic Fangio.
To this point, there have been six known coaches who will interview for the job – Brandon Staley, Ryan Slowik, Anthony Campanile, Chris Kiffin, Anthony Weaver and Leslie Frazier.
Before Mike McDaniel, Chris Grier and Stephen Ross make a decision on who will run the defense, let’s take some time to get to know Frazier.
Report: Former #Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier has interview with #Dolphins:
After taking his year off from football, Leslie Frazier might be ready to get back into the game and AFC East.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Miami Dolphins will interview the former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator this week for their open DC position.
Frazier, 64, was out of football this past season but spent the previous six years as Buffalo’s defensive coordinator. He’s been coaching in the NFL since 1999, and he served as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2011-13.
Without Frazier, Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott handled defensive coordinator duties for the Bills in 2023.
It was reported that Frazier decided to take off last season from coaching last offseason. However, it has always since been debated if whether or if Frazier was actually fired or asked to step down by the team and McDermott rather than the notion that he stepped down.
Neither side has ever budged from the notion that Frazier just wanted some time away from football. When Frazier did depart, it was never stated by anyone that Frazier would return to the Bills in due time, so the split always seemed permanent regardless.
Per Dolphins Wire, Miami has interviewed up to at least six other candidates so far for their open DC job. Of those, another with ties to Buffalo is the Bills’ linebackers coach Bobby Babich.
At the end of their 2023 season, the Dolphins and former DC Vic Fangio mutually parted ways after just one season together.
In addition to the Miami connections, the Los Angeles Chargers have interviewed Frazier for their DC post this offseason.
Bills Wire will provide updates as information is made available.
Miami is looking at another coach with connections to the Bills for their defensive coordinator opening.
The Miami Dolphins, after mutually parting ways with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio last week, are preparing their interviews to find his replacement for the 2024 season and beyond.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Dolphins will interview former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier this week for the open position.
Frazier, 64, was out of football this past season but spent the previous six years as Buffalo’s defensive coordinator. He’s been coaching in the NFL since 1999, and he even served as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2011-13.
He joins Brandon Staley, Bobby Babich, Ryan Slowik and Anthony Campanile as known candidates for the job.
Who the Dolphins are interview to replace Vic Fangio.
The Miami Dolphins, following the conclusion of their 2023 campaign, have parted ways with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio after just one season.
Now, before Miami fully dives into the process of preparing for 2024, they’ll need to find a replacement for Fangio to lead the team’s defense.
We’ll keep track of all coaches who are interviewing or being requested to interview for the position here:
We’re tracking and identifying the current candidates who have interviewed for the Philadelphia Eagles vacant defensive coordinator position and a new favorite to land the job
In a move speculated on for weeks, Ian Rapoport reported that Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni had fired defensive coordinator Sean Desai.
The Eagles finished the season with six losses in their last seven games, with those losses by an average of 15 points, and their only win since Week 12 came against the Giants after they nearly blew a 17-point lead.
Desai was stripped of playcalling duties before Week 15, and the move comes after Philadelphia finished their second-half collapse with a 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Monday night.
With the move now official, we’re tracking coordinator candidates ahead of the Senior Bowl and the new league year.
