Seattle Seahawks DC Aden Durde finds football love through ’85 Chicago Bears
Super Bowl winning defensive coordinator talks community, NFL Europe and the VHS tape that sparked his passion for the game
Andscape senior NFL writer Jason Reid speaks to coordinators leaguewide about what meaningful advancement looks like for Black coaches at the highest level of football
Football found Aden Durde in London and carried him all the way to a Super Bowl title.
In this Coaches Conversations interview, the Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator tells Andscape senior NFL writer Jason Reid how a 1985 Chicago Bears VHS tape sparked his love of the game, why community coaching brought him back to football and what he learned on the road through NFL Europe. Durde also explains his role in commanding head coach Mike Macdonald’s defense, the value of intentional leadership and why a coordinator’s impact reaches far beyond calling plays on game day.