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Wink Martindale’s NFL interviews: What Michigan fans need to know about his potential departure

Chris Balasby:Chris Balas01/14/25

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Michigan Wolverines football defensive coordinator Wink Martindale has coached 20 years in the NFL. (Photo by Lon Horwedel / TheWolverine.com)
Michigan Wolverines football defensive coordinator Wink Martindale has coached 20 years in the NFL. (Photo by Lon Horwedel / TheWolverine.com)

Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale finished the year extremely strong, his defense No. 11 nationally in total defense (307 yards per game) and No. 4 in rush defense (90.69). The self-described ‘O.G.’ of the Baltimore Ravens defense employed by the program the last four years will interview with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons today, the Indianapolis Colts tomorrow, and possibly the Cincinnati Bengals, per reports.

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