ExtremeRavens Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Dennard Wilson’s stay in Baltimore turned out to be a short one. The Tennessee Titans are set to hire the Ravens’ defensive backs coach to be their defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Wilson, 41, spent just one season in Baltimore after being passed over for the Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive coordinator job last year. A former safety who was born in Upper Marlboro and starred at DeMatha Catholic High School, then Maryland, Wilson signed with Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2004 but suffered a career-ending knee injury in the preseason. He then turned to coaching, spending time with the St. Louis and Los Angeles Rams, New York Jets and then the Eagles. In his one season in Baltimore, the Ravens had one of the best secondaries in the league. This season, the Ravens allowed the fewest yards per pass (5.7) in the NFL, were seventh in completion rate allowed (61.3%) and sixth in passing yards allowed per game (193.1). Second-year safety Kyle Hamilton was also named an All-Pro and selected to the Pro Bowl, safety Geno Stone was second in the NFL in interceptions with seven, and cornerbacks Brandon Stephens and Ronald Darby emerged as dependable defenders on the outside after injuries hampered 2019 All-Pro Marlon Humphrey. Wilson would replace Shane Bowen, who is a holdover from coach Mike Vrbael’s staff. Vrabel was fired earlier this month after six seasons in Tennessee. Titans general manager Ran Carthon also worked with Wilson when the two were with the Rams, where Carthon was director of player personnel and Wilson served as defensive quality control coach from 2012 to 2014 and defensive backs coach from 2015 to 2016. Tennessee had one of the league’s better run defenses this past season, but its pass defense was porous, ranking 29th in completion percentage allowed, 23rd in yards per pass and 18th in passing yards allowed per game. Wilson is the second Ravens coach to leave Baltimore this offseason after defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald was officially introduced as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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