Seattle Seahawks hire first-time head coach Mike Macdonald, who becomes youngest head coach in NFL

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to hire Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as the team’s head coach, according to multiple reports that cite unnamed sources.

The Seattle Seahawks have hired Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as the team’s head coach, the NFL team announced Wednesday. Macdonald, 36, will be the youngest head coach in the league. Macdonald called his hiring an “honor.” “We are super excited to be here. Just getting to know John (Schneider, the general manager) and the rest of the folks, the reputation of this place, what drew us here was the people. That’s why we’re here, to bring a championship back to Seattle and the 12s (fans),” Macdonald said in a statement released by the team. “We’re going to have a lot of fun, we’re going to work our tails off, and it’s going to be an incredible ride.” “We’re going to be here for a long time, and we’re going to win a lot of football games,” he added. The Seahawks were 9-8 this season and missed the playoffs. He was the Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator for the past two seasons, after joining the team in 2014 as a coaching intern. The team’s defense this season was one of the best in NFL history and the first to lead the league in three categories: sacks (60), takeaways (31) and points allowed (16.5 points per game).