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Hurtt replaces Ken Norton Jr., who was fired by the Seahawks on
Jan. 18 after four seasons.
Seattle also confirmed the hiring of Sean Desai as associate
head coach-defense and Karl Scott as the defensive passing game
coordinator and defensive backs coach.
"It's great to get everybody in the building for the first time
together with our new staff and the new outlook that we have for
the season," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "The fresh start
feels exciting, and we're looking forward to guys stepping up
into their roles.
"The newness with Clint taking over on defense and working
together with an old friend of his in Sean Desai gives us a
really exciting outlook for the future. Being able to bring in a
guy the caliber of Karl Scott to take over the secondary, we're
very fortunate to have landed him as the passing game
coordinator."
Hurtt, 43, coached the defensive line at several college
programs and spent three years on the Chicago Bears' staff
before coming to Seattle in 2017.
Desai, 38, was Chicago's defensive coordinator last season. He
was the Bears' defensive quality control coach (2013-18) and
safeties coach (2019-20) before being promoted to DC.
Scott, 36, coached the Minnesota Vikings' defensive backs in
2021 after holding the same role in the college ranks at
Alabama, Texas Tech and Louisiana Tech.
"We're excited about it every year at this time, but maybe more
than ever in that it just seems like it's new and fresh and
ready to get rolling," Carroll said.
The Seahawks (7-10) missed the playoffs for just the second time
in 10 years in 2021 after finishing 28th in the NFL in total
defense.
On offense, the Seahawks named Andy Dickerson as line coach and
hired Sanjay Lal as the passing game coordinator and receivers
coach. Running backs coach Chad Morton added the title of run
game coordinator.
--Field Level Media
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