Seattle Seahawks Assistant Coaches and Coaching Staff

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has helped the team reach the Vince Lombardi Trophy game two times. He did that in 2013 and 2014.

Carroll is a University of the Pacific graduate who used to play Free Safety for his college team. He started as a Graduate Assistant under Chester Caddas at Pacific Tigers. He also worked under Lou Holtz at Arkansas Razorbacks.

He turned into a Secondary Coordinator in 1978 for Iowa State Cyclones. He was also affiliated with Ohio State Buckeyes, NC State Wolfpack, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, and USC Trojans from 1979 to 2009.

His first stint as a Head Coach came in 1994 with the Jets.

Returning to college football with USC Trojans in 2001 was one of the most successful phases of his career. His NCAA career record is 83-19, with a win rate of 81.4%.

These are the accolades he won with the Trojans:

• National Championship: 2003 and 2004
• Rose Bowl Championship: 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008
• Orange Bowl Championship: 2002 and 2004
• Pac-10 Championship: 2002 to 2008
• 2003 AFCA Coach of the Year
• 2003 Home Depot Coach of the Year

Time with the Seahawks

Seahawks hired Pete on 8th January 2010, when the franchise fired Jim L. Mora due to his inadequate result.

His first year saw the team have a losing season with a 7-9 record. But, somehow, they won the NFC West Division and became the first team to do with a 7-9 win-loss stats.

In 2012, the team was undefeated in home games. They lost against Atlanta Falcons in Divisional Round that year.

2013 was a monumental campaign for the Seahawks as they were 13-3 in the regular season and won the NFC Championship. In the Super Bowl XLVII, they thrashed Denver Broncos by 43-8, helping the franchise win its first Vince Lombardi title.

Since then, there have been ups and downs. He helped the team clinch the postseason berth ten times since 2010. During this period, the team won two NFC Championships in 2013 and 2014.

Pete Carroll Seattle Seahawks coach has coached the franchise for 210 games and won 128 at a win percentage of 61.2%.

Seattle Seahawks Offensive Coordinator Shane Waldron started at the franchise in 2021. He replaced Brian Schottenheimer on 26th January.

Waldron commenced his career in administration at New England Patriots. He was an Operations Intern from 2002-03 and worked as Operations Assistant in 2004. He won two Super Bowl rings during that phase.

Waldron’s coaching journey was initiated as a Graduate Assistant at Nore Dame Fighting Irish in 2005. He returned to the Patriots in 2008 as an Offensive Quality Control Coach and served as a Tight Ends Coach in 2009.

He has worked with the following teams in his 18-year career:

• Hartford Colonials – Wide Receivers Coach (2010)
• Buckingham Brownie & Nicholas School – Offensive Coordinator (2011)
• UMass – Tight Ends Coach (2012-13)
  • Offensive Line Coach (2014-15)
• Washington Redskins- Offensive Quality Control Coach (2016)
• Los Angeles Rams -Tight Ends Coach (2017)
  • Passing Game Coordinator (2018)
  • Passing Game Coordinator & Quarterbacks Coach (2019)
  • Pass Game Coordinator (2020)

Shane was a monumental figure in the resurgence of Geno Smith in 2022, who completed 69.9% of his passes. The 30 touchdowns and 4,282 passing yards helped him earn a Pro Bowl call and the AP Comeback Player of the Year.

The connection of Smith with Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf was a treat for the team. The offense using the ball security approach recorded the most minor giveaways in the league (13). It was also the second lowest in Seahawks history.

The team has added some new talents, such as Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zach Charnonnet, and Kenny McIntosh will add depth to the attacking front.

Seattle Seahawks coaching staff handling the offense for 2023 are:

Seattle Seahawks Defensive Coordinator is Clint Hurtt. The alma mater of the University of Miami joined the Seahawks in 2017.

He worked till 2021 as an Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Line Coach. He was promoted to the Defensive Coordinator role in 2022.

The 44-year-old enters his second year as a DC with the organization. His coaching journey began at Miami Hurricanes in 2003 as a Graduate Assistant.

Here are other roles and teams he was affiliated with in his 21-years career:

• Miami Hurricanes – Graduate Assistant (2003-04)
• FIU Panthers – Defensive Line Coach (2005)
• Miami Hurricanes – Defensive Line Coach (2006-09)
• Louisville Cardinals – Defensive Line Coach (2010-13)
• Chicago Bears – Assistant Defensive Line Coach (2014)
• Chicago Bears – Outside Linebackers Coach (2015-16)

The 2022 season was a massive hit for Hurtt. He made the team play his 3-4 defense style, which recorded 45 sacks. It was the combined seventh-best in the league.

They were second for allowing the lowest yards per rush with 3.79. The team was third for forced fumbles with 18.

S Quandre Diggs and CB Tariq Woolen received a Pro Bowl invite.

None of these would have been possible without the support of other defensive coaching staff, which include:

Seattle Seahawks Front Office is handled by Jody Allen. She is the chair and sister of Paul Allen, known as the co-founder of Microsoft.

The ownership changed hands in 1997 when Paul purchased it from Ken Behring. He was the sole owner of the team.

Following his death due to septic shock in 2018, Jody was given control over Paul’s estate. Paul G. Allen Estate, the family’s trust foundation, is named the franchise’s owner.

Here are other members who are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the franchise:

Seattle Seahawks General Manager

Seattle Seahawks general manager is John Schneider. He was named the General Manager of the organization on 19th January 2010.

The 2023 campaign will be his fourteenth year handling the position at the club.

Likewise, it is his 31st year working as an executive. Born on 25th May 1971 in De Pere, Wisconsin, he first worked as a Scout for Green Bay Packers in 1993. He was there till 1996.

Kansas City Chiefs hired him as the Director of Pro Personnel in 1997. In 2000, he joined the Seattle Seahawks as the Director of Player Personnel.

His other tenures in the administrative before joining Seahawks as GM are:

• Washington Redskins, Vice President of Player Personnel: 2001
• Green Bay Packers, Top Personnel aide to GM: 2002-07
• Green Bay Packers, Director of Football Operations: 2008-09

As a Seahawks GM, he built a solid team through the draft in 2013 and won the franchise’s first and only Super Bowl. The SB XLVIII win followed another NFL championship appearance in SB XLIX.

His football expertise in picking quality players via trade is second to none. Some of his biggest grabs are Jamal Adams, Chris Clemons, Quandre Diggs, Percy Harvin, Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, Golden Tate, and Darrell Taylor.

Seattle Seahawks coach history dates to Jack Patera, who was at the club from 1976 to 1982. Eight people have been appointed as head coaches.

Patera was the first coach of the franchise. He served as defensive line coach, and assistant coach in Los Angeles Rams (1963-67), New York Giants (1968), and Minnesota Vikings (1969-75)

The HC duty at Seattle was his only job in that role. During his seven-season with the team, he coached the football team for 94 contests. He won only 35 while losing a staggering 59 ties.

He played Guard at Oregon Webfoots before getting picked by Baltimore Colts in the 1955 NFL Draft. He was the 44th choice.

Due to injuries to Middle Linebackers in the team, he filled the gap in the team and made his own. He played for Chicago Cardinals (1958-59) and Dallas Cowboys (1960-61). 

Here is the list of all the head coaches who handled the franchise: