RENTON — Kris Richard has been promoted to defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, replacing Dan Quinn, who took over as head coach in Atlanta.
The Seahawks announced Richard’s promotion Monday. Richard seemed to be the likely candidate to replace Quinn all along and that became even more apparent after Ken Norton Jr. left the Seahawks defensive staff last week to become the defensive coordinator in Oakland.
Richard has been with the Seahawks since Pete Carroll’s arrival as head coach in 2010, first as an assistant defensive backs coach. Since 2012, Richard has been the head defensive backs coach, helping develop the “Legion of Boom” secondary featuring All-Pros Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman.
Richard, 35, spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Southern Cal on Carroll’s staff before following him to Seattle.
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