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Ken Norton Jr. leaves 49ers after less than a week, joins Seahawks

Ken Norton Jr. is signing with the Seattle Seahawks as the team’s defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. This is notable because he recently joined the San Francisco 49ers as an assistant head coach and linebackers coach.

There were reports that Norton could leave the 49ers for the Seahawks, and it didn’t take long for those reports to become fact. He was hired by the 49ers on Jan. 8, and is now with the Seahawks organization. Norton was fired mid-season by the Oakland Raiders in 2017, where he was the defensive coordinator.