On Monday, Mike Macdonald is scheduled to meet with Commanders.
Mike Macdonald, the defensive coordinator for the Ravens, won’t be going to the Super Bowl because his team lost 17–10 to the Chiefs on Sunday. But he will have other things to do.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter says that Macdonald will meet with the Commanders on Monday night to talk about becoming their head coach. Macdonald is going to meet with Josh Harris, the owner, Adam Peters, the general manager, and other people.
Macdonald met with the Falcons, Panthers, Chargers, as well as Titans to talk about becoming their new head coach. Even though he hasn’t talked to the Seahawks yet, that could change.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter says that the Washington Commanders will interview Baltimore Ravens defensive coach Mike Macdonald over their head coaching job for the first time in person on Monday.
Macdonald is going to meet with Josh Harris, the owner of the Commanders, Adam Peters, the general manager of the team, and “different Washington leadership.”
The Commanders had previously spoken to Macdonald through a video chat earlier this month.
Washington couldn’t meet Macdonald in person while the Ravens remained in the playoffs, yet they can now do so as soon as Monday.
It is said that the Commanders will also have a second interview with Ravens assistant trainer Anthony Weaver on Monday.
Macdonald’s second season as defensive coordinator for the Ravens is now over. During the regular season, Baltimore gave up the fewest points (16.5) in the NFL.
Weaver became a defensive line coach as well as game coordinator for Baltimore in January 2021.
Since then, he has helped several Ravens defensive linemen perform at their best. Justin Madubuike, who led the team with 13.0 sacks this year, is one of them.
The Baltimore Ravens lost their game against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship on Sunday. As the No. 1 seed in the conference, they lost their chance to go to Super Bowl LVIII.
That won’t deter the Washington Commanders from interviewing Ravens defensive assistant Mike Macdonald on Monday as a possible head coach. NBC News reported that the team will be looking at Macdonald.
ESPN says that Macdonald, 36, will meet with the new owner of the Commanders, Josh Harris, as well as the team’s new general manager, Adam Peters, and other front-office executives.
The Seattle Seahawks are also said to be interested in the coordinator and could set up an interview. Washington is additionally related to Ben Johnson, the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions.
In Sunday’s AFC title game, Patrick Mahomes as well as the Chiefs were held to 17 points by Macdonald’s Ravens defense. However, Lamar Jackson and his team had trouble moving the ball, which led to a seven-point loss.
In 2023, Baltimore had the best scoring defense in the NFL, giving up only 16.5 points per game. In the playoffs, they kept the Houston Texans to 10 points.
Macdonald is in his second season as the head coach of the Ravens’ defensive line. In 2021, he was the head coach of the defensive line at Michigan under new Chargers general coach Jim Harbaugh.
Before that, from 2014 to 2020, he worked for the Ravens, rising from defensive assistant for defensive backs as well as linebackers coach.
This week is very important for the Washington Commanders as they look for a new head coach. Fox Sports’ Adam Schefter says that the Commanders are scheduled to meet with Macdonald on Monday night.
After the Baltimore Ravens lost to the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Championship, Washington will talk to Mike Macdonald, who is the defensive coordinator, and Anthony Weaver, who is the associate head coach and defensive line coach.
The Commanders were already planning to go to Detroit on Tuesday to talk to Ben Johnson, who is the offensive coordinator for the Lions.
Dan Quinn, the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys, will also meet with Washington again on Tuesday.
When the Commanders meet with Johnson, they will also talk to Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn again, most likely in Detroit.
DC has already talked to Bobby Slowik twice about being the offensive coordinator for the Texans.
DC can hire Johnson, Glenn, Macdonald, as well as Weaver if any of those four is the pick since both the Lions and the Ravens lost on Sunday.
If either Detroit or Baltimore had won, the Commanders weren’t able to wait until after the major league game.