Report: Seahawks plan to hire Cowboys assistant Durde as DC

The Seattle Seahawks are planning to hire Dallas Cowboys assistant Aden Durde as their new defensive coordinator, a source told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Durde has acted as Dallas' defensive line coach for the past three seasons and will now join new Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald's staff.

Born in England, the 44-year-old played in NFL Europe for six seasons from 2003-08 and also spent time on the practice squads of the Carolina Panthers and Kansas City Chiefs.

Durde served as the head of football development at NFL UK and spent six seasons as the defensive coordinator of the London Warriors.

He joined the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons in 2018 under then-head coach Dan Quinn before following Quinn to Dallas in 2021.

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