OWINGS MILLS, Md. — There is a new mastermind behind the Baltimore Ravens defense. Mike Macdonald was introduced on Wednesday as John Harbaugh’s defensive coordinator.
WMAR-2 Sports Reporter Shawn Stepner was the only reporter to go one-on-one with the 34-year-old.
EXCLUSIVE: "We want to be a suffocating, attacking defense. We want teams to tap out by the end of the games."
— Shawn Stepner (@StepnerWMAR) February 2, 2022
WMAR is the only station to go 1-on-1 with new #Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald.
Here is part of my conversation.
More on @WMAR2News at 5pm. pic.twitter.com/McPKnBLXkF
Macdonald returns to the Ravens after one season as the defensive coordinator at University of Michigan. Prior to that he spent seven years as an assistant on Harbaugh’s staff. He started as an intern in 2014. He was a defensive assistant in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 he switched to defensive backs coach. From 2018-2020 he served as the linebackers coach.
Macdonald replaces Don ‘Wink’ Martindale, who was let go after four years as D.C.
He is the youngest defensive coordinator in the NFL and youngest in Ravens franchise history.
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