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The biggest headline change was Clint Hurtt officially being promoted to defensive coordinator.
The Seahawks unveiled Pete Carroll’s 2022 coaching staff yesterday. The biggest headline change was Clint Hurtt officially being promoted to defensive coordinator. Hurtt just held his first Zoom press conference in that new position with some of the team’s regular beat writers.
Here are six interesting, noteworthy quotes from that conversation.
Seahawks promoting assistant head coach Clint Hurtt to defensive coordinator
From me and @A_Jude: Seahawks expected to promote Clint Hurtt to defensive coordinator, sources say https://t.co/10APWj2sWf via @seattletimes
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) February 4, 2022
According to a report by Bob Condotta and Adam Jude at the Seattle Times, the Seahawks are expected to promote assistant head coach and defensive line coach Clint Hurtt to defensive coordinator. The position has been open since Ken Norton Jr. was fired in January, along with defensive passing game coordinator Andre Curtis.
Hurtt has been with the organization for about five years now after spending three seasons with the Chicago Bears as an outside linebackers/assistant DL coach. Hurtt had also supposedly been in the mix for the Miami defensive coordinator job – where he went to college.
Seattle is also expected to hire Broncos defensive coordinator Ed Donatell in a “senior” defensive role on coach Pete Carroll’s staff.
The Seahawks may not be done making moves for more coaches, either. Additionally, the team hopes to hire Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai to take over as the defensive passing game coordinator.
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The team already has a few candidates lined up, both in-house and from around the NFL.
The Seattle Seahawks are in the market for a new defensive coordinator and head coach Pete Carroll is looking for a more attack-minded defense than the one Ken Norton Jr. put on the field this past season.
The team already has a few candidates lined up, both in-house and from around the NFL. Here we will be tracking each of them as reports come in.
