Mike Macdonald becomes the next head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
Mike Macdonald, the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens for the previous two seasons, has been named the next head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, following a nearly three-week search.
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According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Seahawks and Macdonald are completing the details of an agreement to name Macdonald as their next head coach on Wednesday morning. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the deal will last for six years.
Late on Wednesday afternoon, the Seahawks made Macdonald’s hiring official.
With Macdonald, the Seahawks have the youngest head coach in the NFL at 36, replacing Pete Carroll, the team’s 72-year-old head coach.
This season, the Baltimore defense led by Kevin Macdonald made history by leading the NFL in points allowed per game (16.5), sacks (60), and takeaways (31) all in the same season. This allowed the Ravens to secure the top seed in the AFC and make the playoffs.
Under Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, Macdonald has started every game in the last two years as a defensive end. He worked as the DC for Jim, the second well-known Harbaugh brother, at the University of Michigan in 2021. Before then, Macdonald played linebacker for the Ravens from 2014 to 20.
coach from 2018 to 2022; defensive assistant from 2015 to 16; defensive backs coach (2017); and defensive coaching intern (2014). Following his graduation from Georgia, Macdonald began working as a coach there from 2011 to 2013.
The Seahawks needed to acquire Macdonald gradually. They were unable to interview Macdonald initially before the Ravens started the playoffs because to the timing of Seattle’s Jan. 10 removal of Carroll from the role after 14 seasons. The Seahawks then had to wait until the Ravens season finished to speak with Macdonald due to NFL regulations, which didn’t happen until Sunday in the AFC Championship game when Baltimore lost 17-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs.
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According to Albert Breer of, Macdonald was the last candidate the Seahawks were rumored to be considering for their head coaching post. The first interview is supposedly scheduled for Tuesday.
The MMQB. According to Pelissero’s initial story, Macdonald was in Seattle on Tuesday morning for a follow-up interview.
After two consecutive 9-8 seasons and missing the playoffs in two of the previous three seasons, Macdonald takes over the Seahawks. The Seahawks have several concerns about their quarterback position, with Geno Smith’s contract being a major talking point. Additionally, he inherits a Seattle defense that over the past few years has been among the worst in the league. Over the past two seasons, that side of the ball has had particular difficulty stopping the run.
Not to mention that he has a difficult act to follow. Carroll, who led the Seahawks to 10 postseason berths, five NFC West titles, and the team’s lone Super Bowl triumph in his 14 years as coach, has a claim to be crowned the greatest coach in Seattle sports history.
Brandon Gustafson of Seattle Sports contributed to this article.
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