Seahawks promote Kris Richard to D-coordinato

When Dan Quinn agreed to become the of the last month, defensive backs coach Kris Richard emerged as the favorite for defensive coordinator duties. The team made it , announcing Richard's promotion, along with Michael Barrow and Lofa Tatupu as linebackers coaches. It's fair to say Richard is being rewarded for a job well done. Given mid-round draft picks, he has churned out All-Pros, ers and solid starters in , , and . "Kris has Herb Score Jersey done an extraordinary job. He's an excellent secondary coach," coach Pete Carroll said during week. "Everything you can look at to evaluate that jumps out at you, the way these guys have achieved, the camaraderie that they have, the high level of play that they've maintained for a long time, the stats. ... Kris does a fantastic job. We rely on him heavily." The will hope this transition goes as smoothly as the last one, when Quinn replaced Gus Bradley, improving the defense from one of the NFL's best to a unit. The latest Podcast and reacts to the latest news. Find more content on . Ron Marinaccio Jersey