Ken Norton Jr. is returning to his alma mater as UCLA’s next linebackers coach, according to a report from The Athletic on Thursday.
Norton, who most recently served as the Seattle Seahawks’ defensive coordinator, played linebacker at UCLA from 1984-87. He went on to play for 13 seasons in the NFL, six with the Dallas Cowboys and seven with the San Francisco 49ers.
The Seahawks fired Norton at the end of the season, ending his four-year stint as defensive coordinator. He was the Oakland Raiders’ defensive coordinator from 2015-17 and served as the Seahawks’ linebackers coach from 2010-14.
Norton has previous college coaching experience. He was the linebackers coach at Southern California from 2004-09, where he helped develop players such as Lofa Tatupu, Brian Cushing, Clay Matthews III and Rey Maualuga.
–Field Level Media