Newsstand: Former Michigan defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald hired as Seattle Seahawks head coach
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Former Michigan defensive coordinator (2021) departed Ann Arbor after one season for Baltimore, coordinating the Ravens’ defense for the last two seasons. It was announced Wednesday that he’s the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, and he becomes the youngest head man in the NFL at 36 years old.
From the Seahawks’ press release:
The Seahawks have hired Mike Macdonald as the ninth head coach in franchise history.
Macdonald, who has spent the past two seasons building one of the NFL’s best defenses as the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, becomes the youngest head coach in the NFL at 36 years old.
“What an honor,” Macdonald said after he and his wife, Stephanie, were greeted by team employees upon their arrival at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. “We are super excited to be here. Just getting to know John and the rest of the folks, the reputation of this place, what drew us here was the people. That’s why we’re here, to bring a championship back to Seattle and the 12s.
“We’re going to have a lot of fun, we’re going to work our tails off, and it’s going to be an incredible ride. We’re going to be here for a long time, and we’re going to win a lot of football games.”
Macdonald will take over head coaching duties from Pete Carroll, who held the title for the past 14 seasons, and will be tasked with, as general manager John Schneider outlined earlier this month, helping move the franchise forward while also maintaining the positive culture within the franchise.
“We want to keep our positive culture,” Schneider said. “Everything that’s been created here, everything in this building. There are so many special people in this building. It’s amazing to be on the phone with all of these agents and people that are interested in this position, and to be able to explain to them like, ‘Hey. There’s a foundation here and it’s incredible.'”
Michigan vs. Ohio State full game:
There are questions about the future of Michigan defensive line coach Mike Elston, after head coach Jim Harbaugh departed for the Los Angeles Chargers and Sherrone Moore was promoted to lead the program. However, Elston has been hitting the recruiting trail hard, yesterday at various schools and alongside Moore earlier in the week.
Michigan basketball has lost nine of its last 10 games.
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“You saw it yesterday on the crossers, which was excellent, but then also a little double move where he was able to stutter, get the DB to settle and then just exploded. Big-time speed, big-time day from him.”
NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah on Michigan WR Roman Wilson standing out at Reese’s Senior Bowl practices.
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