Seahawks Hire Mike DeBord As Offensive Assistant

The Seattle Seahawks have announced the hiring of Mike DeBord to their coaching staff, but have not announced his official position, or the length of the deal. It has been speculated that it is a multi-year deal, and that he will either serve as the running backs coach or an "offensive assistant coach."

DeBord has spent been a coach in the collegiate ranks since 1987, including two stints as the offensive coordinator for the University of Michigan from 1997-1999, and 2006-2007. After the 1999 season he left to take the head coaching job at Central Mighigan, until he resigned after the 2003 season and returned to Michigan as an assistant. The Detroit Free Press has an interesting full writeup found here.

Patriots Hire Dom Capers As Their Secondary Coach

Bypassing a potential opportunity to be the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, coach Dom Capers has agreed to a deal to be the secondary coach for the New England Patriots in 2008, and potentially beyond. He most recently served as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins in 2006 and 2007, before being released this offseason. Capers was one of the highest paid coordinators in the NFL, at roughly $2.6 million a year with the Dolphins.

Capers has been coaching in the NFL for over 20 years, including numerous defensive coordinator jobs, as well as being the head coach of the expansion Carolina Panthers for 4 years, and the head coach of the expansion Houston Texans for 4 years.