The Seattle Seahawks could be experiencing further changes to their coaching staff. They are already in the market for a new offensive coordinator after firing Ryan Grubb, and have lost another assistant coach in Zak Hill who rejoined the Boise State Broncos as their offensive coordinator. Now it seems they could potentially lose a much higher ranking coach than Hill or Grubb.
On Wednesday it was announced the Dallas Cowboys have requested an interview with Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, and it appears they will get one next week.
The Cowboys have an interview with former Jets coach Robert Saleh scheduled for later in the week, a source said.
The team has requested to speak with Seattle assistant head coach Leslie Frazier, according to multiple sources. Frazier was Minn. head coach, plus a long-time DC.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) January 16, 2025
#Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier is scheduled to interview for the #Cowboys head coaching job on Monday, per source. pic.twitter.com/hilkUvG7Vz
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 16, 2025
Frazier joined Seattle’s coaching staff shortly after the team hired Mike Macdonald to be their top man. Frazier was hired to be an assistant head coach, which was the position he held with the Buffalo Bills – alongside his duties of being their defensive coordinator – from 2020-2022. He was also an assistant head coach for the Indianapolis Colts in 2006, where he was apart of their Super Bowl XLI winning team.
As a veteran coach in this league, Frazier has bounced around eight different franchises as either a defensive coordinator, assistant head coach, secondary coach or any combination of the three. To date, his only time as a head coach came with the Minnesota Vikings, where he was elevated as an interim head coach in 2010 and eventually became the permanent replacement from 2011-13. During his time in Minnesota, he accumulated a record of 21-33-1, which includes one loss in the Wild Card round.
Dallas is in the market for a new head coach after failing to come to terms on a new contract with Mike McCarthy.
Selfishly, I would hope he remains with the Seahawks to help provide veteran leadership to a young and still comparatively inexperienced coaching staff. However, given his history and his own experience in this league, it is high time he was given a second shot at leading his own team.
