Richard was hired in 2008 by Carroll as a graduate assistant coach for the USC secondary (defensive backs).

He followed Carroll to the NFL and joined his former team, the Seahawks, as secondary coach.

Richard's secondary's hard-hitting style has led it to be nicknamed "the Legion of Boom." Bleacher Report described the Legion of Boom's accomplishments as a credit not only to Richard, but to Carroll, who was a safety himself in his playing days and began his coaching career as a secondary coach.[2]

After losing Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks promoted Richard to defensive coordinator to replace Dan Quinn, who had left to become the head coach for the Atlanta Falcons.

As the defensive coordinator for the 2015 Seattle Seahawks Richards defense ranked first in points allowed for the season.

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Posted by boudinman

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Posted on 1/17/20 at 3:17 pm to transcend

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As the defensive coordinator for the 2015 Seattle Seahawks Richards defense ranked first in points allowed for the season.

Make that ranked first in points allowed for seasons 2012-2015, ranked 3rd in 2016. Then began to fall off due to injuries as the DB's got older.

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Of all the coaching moves the Seahawks have made so far this offseason – and even of those that may still be to come — the one that on the surface has seemed the least explainable is the firing of defensive coordinator Kris Richard. True, the Seahawks’ defense fell off in Richard’s third year as DC — to 13th in points allowed after ranking first every year from 2012-15 and then third in 2016. But much of that appeared attributable to the injuries that hit the defense as well as the inconsistency of an offense that too often did little to keep the opposing offense off the field.

Just hire the man, he coaches safeties along with being DC, and Raymond coaches the CB's.

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