Former Michigan football and Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Matt Weiss — indicted on 24 counts of unauthorized access to computer data and identity theft last week — was an outside contractor for the Seattle Seahawks in 2024, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
Weiss, fired by Michigan in early 2023 during a university police investigation, "gained unauthorized access to student athlete databases of more than 100 colleges and universities," according to a press release from the Justice Department. "After gaining access to these databases, Weiss downloaded the personally identifiable information and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes ... Once Weiss obtained access to these accounts, he downloaded personal, intimate digital photographs and videos that were never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners."
Weiss landed the job with the Seahawks due to previously working with head coach Mike Macdonald — Michigan's defensive coordinator in 2021. Seattle knew about the investigation but didn't know specifics, per Florio. If he was charged, the arrangement was to be terminated, but it ended after the 2024 season.
