Adam Schefter from NFL Network reported that Rod Marinelli is in talks with the Seahawks. But don't get your hopes up (if they were) for Marinelli just yet. The Seahawks are competing with the Chicago Bears for Marinelli's services.
Marinelli was fired from the 0-16 Detriot Lions as head coach earlier this week. He was a a defensive line coach in Tampa Bay for 10 years, but he has never been a defensive coordinator.
To read a more extensive background of Marinelli, click here.
The current defensive coordinator of the Seahawks is John Marshall, but probably not for much longer. He took some heat this season by a few Seahawks, most notably Julian Peterson, for not utilizing the players correctly.
Read our full write-up on Marinelli and his connection to Holmgren and Ruskell here.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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