ExtremeRavens Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Ravens assistant head coach/pass game coordinator Chris Hewitt won’t return next season, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday, as Baltimore continues to shake up its coaching staff. Hewitt, who had been with the Ravens since 2012, was one of coach John Harbaugh’s longest-tenured assistants. However, Baltimore’s pass defense struggled much of the year, especially early on. It ranked 27th in the NFL in passing yards allowed (238.3) and 19th in yards per pass allowed (7.2). The move also came a day after Harbaugh hired Chuck Pagano as a senior secondary coach. In a statement announcing the hire, Harbaugh said Pagano “will continue to develop and grow our young and talented secondary.” As for Hewitt, who was passed over in favor of Zach Orr for the defensive coordinator opening last offseason, it ends a long run with Harbaugh, who coached the former defensive back at the University of Cincinnati. Hewitt joined the Ravens in 2012 as an assistant special teams coach before being promoted to assistant secondary coach in 2014. He was named defensive backs coach in 2015 and in 2020 was promoted to pass game coordinator before having an assistant head coach title added in 2024. Before joining the Ravens, he spent one year as Notre Dame’s assistant strength and conditioning coach and for eight years was running backs and cornerbacks coach at Rutgers. Hewitt is at least the second assistant coach to be let go since the end of the season with Baltimore parting ways with inside linebackers coach Mark DeLeone last week. This article will be updated. Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1. View the full article Quote
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