Michael Macdonald was born on June 26,1987 and is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.
17 Facts About Mike Macdonald
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Mike Macdonald previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens from 2022 to 2023.
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Mike Macdonald attended the University of Georgia, where he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 2010.
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Mike Macdonald previously served as an assistant coach for the Baltimore Ravens and at the University of Michigan.
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Mike Macdonald was born on June 26,1987, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Mike Macdonald played baseball and football at Centennial but saw limited action as a senior due to injuries.
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Mike Macdonald was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and, while still a student at Georgia, he coached high school football at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia.
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Mike Macdonald served as a safeties and defensive quality control coach at Georgia from 2011 to 2013.
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Mike Macdonald served on John Harbaugh's coaching staff with the Baltimore Ravens for seven seasons from 2014 to 2020.
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Mike Macdonald was hired as an intern in 2014 and was promoted to defensive assistant in January 2015, defensive backs coach in January 2017, and linebackers coach in January 2018.
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In January 2021, Mike Macdonald joined Jim Harbaugh's staff at Michigan, as the defensive coordinator of the Michigan Wolverines football program.
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On January 27,2022, Mike Macdonald was re-hired by the Baltimore Ravens as their defensive coordinator under head coach John Harbaugh, replacing Don Martindale.
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In 2022, Mike Macdonald led the Ravens' defense to only allowing 315 points in 17 games.
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On January 31,2024, Mike Macdonald was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as their head coach to replace Pete Carroll.
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Mike Macdonald beat out Ejiro Evero, Patrick Graham, Ben Johnson, Mike Kafka, Raheem Morris, Dan Quinn, Bobby Slowik, and Frank Smith for the job.
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At the time of his hiring, Mike Macdonald was the youngest head coach in the NFL.
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Mike Macdonald began his inaugural season with Seattle by leading the team to three straight victories for the first time since 2020.