The Jacksonville Jaguars zeroed in on their soon to be offensive and defensive coordinators yesterday in Darrell Bevell and Joe Cullen, respectfully. Now, a day later, they’ve also zeroed in on their new special teams coordinator.
Per Tom Pelissero, it will be former Seattle Seahawks coordinator Brian Schneider.
The #Jaguars are expected to hire Brian Schneider as their special teams coordinator, per source. Schneider had held the same job with the #Seahawks since Pete Carroll arrived in 2010.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 22, 2021
Schneider, 49, was with the Seahawks since 2010 but left the team indefinitely last season for personal reasons, which allowed their special teams assistant, Larry Izzo, to get a promotion. However, after some time off, it appears Schneider is now ready to return to football.
During the 2019 season, Seattle allowed an average return of 22.2 yards on kickoffs and 6.3 yards on punts under Schneider. Those totals were good for 15th and 10th, respectfully.
Under his coaching, current Seahawks punter Michael Dickson became an All-Pro in 2018 and was named a Pro Bowler during the same season. He registered 78 punts for 3,759 yards and a 48.19 average (good for second in the NFL) that season.
Under his coaching, receiver Tyler Lockett was a first-team All-Pro specialist and Pro Bowler in 2015 as well. During that season, he returned a punt and kick for a touchdown.
