It appears newly minted Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is getting the band back together. On the day Kubiak was officially introduced as Seattle’s new man in charge of the offense, the Seahawks also announced three new hires to his staff: John Benton as the new o-line coach, Andrew Janocko as the quarterbacks coach, and Michael Byrne as an offensive assistant. All three coaches were on Kubiak’s staff in New Orleans last season.
Now, they could be adding one more to the mix. On Wednesday it was reported by NFL Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo have permission to speak with Saints offensive assistant Rick Dennison. Rapoport and Garafolo seem positive that the possibility of Dennison joining Kubiak’s staff is highly likely.
Kubiak continues to fill his staff with veteran experience. Dennison has been around this league since he was a player dating back to 1980, and his coaching career began in 1995 as an offensive assistant. Dennison is a three-time Super Bowl champion, all with the Denver Broncos.
There is also an obvious connection between Dennison and the Kubiak family. Klint’s father, Gary Kubiak, employed Dennison as his offensive coordinator with the Houston Texans and the Denver Broncos, which helped claim victory in Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers. Dennison was also the Baltimore Ravens’ quarterbacks coach in 2014 when Gary Kubiak was their offensive coordinator, and he was on staff with the Minnesota Vikings while both Gary and Klint were coaches there as well.
To say Klint Kubiak is familiar with what Dennison brings to the table would be quite the understatement!
