Ravens Could Block Multiple Suitors With Mike Macdonald Replacement
The Baltimore Ravens season ended on Sunday, January 28, but they now enter scramble mode to replace one of their brightest coaches. ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news on Wednesday, January 31, that Mike Macdonald would be leaving the Ravens to join the Seattle Seahawks as the head coach.
The Ravens will now join the hunt for a new defensive coordinator, but Schefter had news on that as well.
Schefter posted, “Now the Ravens need a new defensive coordinator and their defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson is one of the most in-demand candidates out there. He instantly becomes an option to become Mike Macdonald’s replacement.
Wilson is the current defensive backs coach for the Ravens and has been in the league for 12 years according to the Ravens bio page. This was Wilson’s first year with the Ravens, but he has been all over the league.
[Wilson] has played an important role in the development of several standout NFL DBs, including Jamal Adams, James Bradberry, Marcus Maye and Darius Slay,” his bio reads.
According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, “The #Packers requested to speak with #Ravens secondary coach Dennard Wilson for their vacant defensive coordinator job, source said. He’s also interviewing with the #Titans today for their DC job, and the #Rams and #Giants have talked to him, as well.
The Packers have since hired Jeff Hafley to be their DC, but the Ravens’ coach still has plenty of opportunities.
Seahawks Poach Macdonald and They May Not Be Finished
Ravens’ fans knew Macdonald would be a hot commodity to other franchises, but they were hoping the talented coach would stick around for another year. Schefter shattered that hope when he posted, “A youth movement in Seattle: Seahawks are expected to hire Ravens’ defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their new head coach, league sources tell ESPN.”
Schefter also pointed out that Macdonald would now be the youngest coach in the NFL. Macdonald has been part of the Ravens since 2014 when, according to his bio, he started off as a “defensive coaching intern.
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