Mike Macdonald is in the hunt for a Ravens offensive assistant
New England Patriots fans weren’t the only ones reeling from the flow Super Bowl 60. Charm City is still reeling from watching the ex Baltimore Ravens defense coordinator Mike Macdonald lead the Seattle Seahawks to the championship in just his second season as head coach. There was a chance he could have succeeded John Harbaugh. Now he’s determined to build the NFL’s next great empire in the Emerald City. And he’s using his old stomping grounds to help him accomplish that mission.
Ravens director of football strategy and assistant quarterbacks coach Daniel Stern is he leaves to get a job in Seattleaccording to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. An NFL insider speculated that he could become the Seahawks’ new passing game strategist.
McDonald is the first coach to win a Super Bowl as the primary defensive player. The 38-year-old has sparked the NFL’s dark side and believes he will have the personnel to cause even more havoc moving forward. But he wants the offense to remain in good hands The departure of Clint Kubiak.
Stern spent a decade with the Ravens, helping develop two-time MVP KB Lamar Jackson and taking an active role in game preparation and clock management. Now he will lend his expertise to Seattle.
Sam Darnold wrote a masterpiece against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship and posted a no-turnover effort in the team’s 29-13 SB win against the Patriots, but the franchise isn’t satisfied. Mike McDonald understands the importance of development in the modern game and is doing everything he can to further the growth of his signal caller.
Although the offense could undergo some changes — the Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III is a free agent — but the Seahawks should still have a solid foundation with Darnold and Offensive Player of the Year Jackson Smith-Njigbo. Macdonald took a lot of lessons from his nine years with the Ravens (two stints), and now he’s taking more from his former workplace.
Hang in there, Baltimore.
2026-02-13 20:10:00
