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Ravens to hire Willie Taggart as new running backs coach

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Posted at 4:38 PM, Feb 22, 2023
and last updated 2023-02-22 19:06:07-05

BALTIMORE — According to reports, the Baltimore Ravens are expected to hire Willie Taggart as their new running backs coach.

Tee Martin will also be joining the Raven's coaching staff as the new quarterbacks coach.

The Ravens have also parted ways with strength and conditioning coach Steve Saunders.

The hire comes one week after the hiring of Georgia's Todd Monken.

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Taggart began his career as a wide receivers coach in 1999 at Western Kentucky.

After taking on roles as a quarterbacks coach from 2000-2006, he acquired his first running backs coach role with Stanford under Jim Harbaugh in 2007. He served for three seasons.

Taggart took on his first head coaching role in 2010 returning to Western Kentucky. He went on to be head football coach at South Florida, Oregon, and Florida State as well.

He was the first Black head coach at each school.

Five Seminoles earned All-ACC acclaim under Taggart, one of them being defensive end Brian Burns, who was taken 16th in the 2019 NFL draft.

The Ravens continue to shake up the coaching staff for next season.