Former Seahawks DC Clint Hurtt is a Super Bowl champion
The Seattle Seahawks were obviously not apart of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, but there was a familiar face involved with the big game. With the Philadelphia Eagles claiming victory over the Kansas City Chiefs with their dominant 40-22 triumph, it means a former Seahawks coach is now a Super Bowl champion: former defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt.
Clint Hurtt was Seattle's defensive coordinator from 2022-2023 – the final two seasons of the Pete Carroll era with the Seahawks. Prior to his promotion, Hurtt was Seattle's assistant head coach and defensive line coach from 2017-2021. But after the Seahawks decided to move on from Coach Carroll, the franchise allowed Hurtt to seek other opportunities elsewhere.
Such an opportunity presented itself in the City of Brotherly Love, where Hurtt became Philly's defensive line coach. His fingerprints were all over the Eagles' win, as the Birds put forth one of the greatest defensive line performances in the history of the Super Bowl.
The Eagles harassed Patrick Mahomes from start to finish, sacking him six times and hitting him 10 times overall. The constant pressure even resulted in a strip sack fumble, which Philly recovered. Given how dominant the Eagles defensive line was, I would not be surprised if Hurtt gets his second shot at being a defensive coordinator again sooner rather than later.
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