COACHING MOVES: Vikings hire Singletary Tom Cable to Seahawks
No longer wanted by the Bay Area teams they led this season, Mike Singletary and Tom Cable found work Tuesday with the Vikings and Seahawks, respectively.
Ex-49ers coach Singletary is reuniting with his Super Bowl champion Bears teammate Leslie Frazier in Minnesota. Singletary's agent, Bob LaMonte, confirmed that Singletary will be the linebackers coach and assistant head coach under Frazier, who was named head coach two weeks ago after serving in that capacity on an interim basis following Brad Childress' Nov. 22 firing.Singletary, a linebacker, and Frazier, a cornerback, were part of the dominant defense that led the Bears to a Super Bowl title after the 1985 season.
Frazier is expected to promote linebackers coach Fred Pagac to replace him as defensive coordinator.
Cable heads home: Cable, let go by the Raiders Jan. 4, returns to his native Pacific Northwest to be assistant head coach under Pete Carroll and to work with Seattle's offensive line.
Cable played high school football in Snohomish, north of Seattle, and his college coaching resume includes a four-year stint as head man at Idaho.
Other Seahawks moves Tuesday included the firing of offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates.
Now Cable's focus will be on improving an offensive line that was a major deficiency Bates had to deal with all season. Seattle ranked 28th in the league in yards per game and 23rd in scoring.
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