Another one-and-done offensive coordinator. Coach Mike Macdonald apparently will need a third OC in his 3 Seahawks seasons for 2026.
The Seahawks apparently have a job to do past their Super Bowl next weekend.
Klint Kubiak looks to be one and done as Seattle’s offensive coordinator.
The Las Vegas Raiders “are zeroing in” Kubiak, 38, to be their next head coach. That’s according to multiple reports Sunday morning, first by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport.
By NFL rules the hiring cannot become official until Feb. 9, the day after the Seahawks play in the Super Bowl.
Raiders owner Mark Davis reportedly met with Kubiak Friday night over dinner at a restaurant in Bellevue, and again Saturday in the Seattle area. The Arizona Cardinals also interviewed Kubiak Saturday for their head-coaching position.
The Seahawks practiced Friday and Saturday at their team headquarters in Renton. The team was leaving Sunday afternoon to fly to San Jose, California. That’s where they will practice and stay until they play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60 next Sunday in nearby Santa Clara.
Kubiak has been the play caller for the Seahawks’ offense that set a team record for points this regular season while running 50% of the time, with Jaxon Smith-Njigba an All-Pro leading the league with 1,793 yards receiving and quarterback Sam Darnold making the Pro Bowl.
Kubiak will be replacing Pete Carroll. The Raiders fired the former Seahawks coach soon after Las Vegas’ 3-14 season. Kubiak will be walking into owning the number one-overall pick in the draft this spring.
This means Mike Macdonald and general manager John Schneider are on their ways to finding and hiring for the 2026 season a third offensive coordinator in Macdonald’s three years as Seattle’s coach.
Kubiak was the offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints for the 2024, before the Seahawks hired him 12 months ago to replace Ryan Grubb. Grubb, the former University of Washington play caller, lasted one, non-playoff season as Seattle’s OC in Macdonald’s rookie coaching season. This story will be updated.
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