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The NFL playoffs are down to the two conference championship games on Sunday, and no one will be watching more closely than the two teams left looking for a head coach – the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders.
ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter reported Sunday morning that both Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald are in play for the Seahawks and Commanders.
The Seahawks are in a bit of a tough spot when it comes to Macdonald. Schefter said Sunday that Seattle wants to interview Macdonald when the Ravens’ season ends, but the Seahawks have yet to conduct a first interview with the highly-regarded DC, and due to NFL rules are not allowed to speak with him until his team is either eliminated or gets through the Super Bowl.
The timing of when the Hawks removed previous head coach Pete Carroll from the role on Jan. 10 likely played a role in Seattle not being able to talk to Macdonald before the deadline for first interviews with assistant coaches of teams in the playoffs.
Among current NFL assistant coaches, Macdonald is the only reported candidate for the Seahawks coach vacancy that they have not been able to interview.
According to Schefter, the question now with Macdonald is if “Seattle would be willing to wait to interview him for a first time if Baltimore advances to the Super Bowl.
As for Johnson, the Seahawks reportedly were able to have a first interview with him before the deadline and could conduct a second interview with him this week regardless of if the Lions win or lose Sunday’s NFC Championship against the San Francisco 49ers.
Schefter wrote that league sources told ESPN that the Commanders are looking to hold second interviews with four coaches involved in Sunday’s games: Macdonald, Johnson, Ravens assistant head coach/defensive line coach Anthony Weaver, and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.
The NFL assistant coaches that the Seahawks have reportedly talked to are Johnson, Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, and Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith.