SAD NEWS : Mike Macdonald hired as Seahawks coach: Seattle fit, NFL buzz

SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks are hiring Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their next head coach and giving him a six-year contract, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

Macdonald, 36, becomes the NFL’s youngest head coach and brings to Seattle a reputation as one of the league’s top defensive minds, having led the Ravens to No. 1 in points allowed, sacks and takeaways in 2023 — his second season as Baltimore’s D-coordinator.

Macdonald will replace longtime coach Pete Carroll after the Seahawks announced earlier this month that Carroll, 72, would not return as the coach in 2024. Carroll remains with the Seahawks as an adviser.

Taking a closer look, Seahawks reporter Brady Henderson answers some of the big questions surrounding the hire, national reporter Dan Graziano dishes on what he’s hearing about Macdonald and NFL draft analyst Matt Miller spins it forward to the draft. Finally, front office analyst Mike Tannenbaum grades the Seahawks’ hire.