The three biggest roles on the Seattle Seahawks’ coaching staff each feature coaches who are in those positions for the first time at the NFL level.
Head coach Mike Macdonald, coming off two massively successful seasons as the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive coordinator, is taking on his first head-coaching job at any level. Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, who directed one of college football’s best offenses the past two years as the UW Huskies’ OC, is a first-time NFL coach. And defensive coordinator Aden Durde, who spent the past three years as the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive line coach, is a DC for the first time in the NFL.
As those three coaches adjust to their new roles, it appears they have a pretty valuable resource in their corner.
An undermentioned part of the Seahawks’ new coaching staff is assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, who has 24 seasons of NFL coaching experience under his belt. Frazier spent four seasons as the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach from 2010 through 2013 and 14 seasons as a defensive coordinator with the Cincinnati Bengals, Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. He also was a star cornerback on the 1985 Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears, who are known for having one of the greatest defenses in NFL history.
During a Blue 88 segment last week on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk, former NFL quarterback Brock Huard explained just how important Frazier could be to the Seahawks’ new coaching staff.
