Durde ‘Knocked It Out Of the Park!’ What Cowboys Ex Brings to Seattle

Just as general manager John Schneider did throughout his search to replace Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald has kept an open mind pursuing assistants to fill out his first staff in the Pacific Northwest.

Rather than simply hire a bunch of coaches who he worked with previously, Macdonald has cast a wide net for everything from offensive coordinator to secondary coach, choosing to retain Karl Scott from Carroll’s staff for the latter position. But so far, the most surprising addition to his staff has come in the form of recently-hired defensive coordinator Aden Durde, who he had never met before interviewing for the job earlier this month.