Two years after he was Russell Wilson’s backup quarterback, Austin Davis is going to be one of his coaches.
The Seahawks announced their coaching-staff changes for 2019 on Friday. It includes Davis ending his NFL career to start one in coaching. The 29-year-old Davis is a new offensive assistant for Seattle.
Davis was Wilson’s backup in the Seahawks’ 2017 season. He appeared in three games that year: late in Seattle’s blowout win at the New York Giants in October; for one play in the win at Arizona in November when Wilson exited then returned too quickly for the NFL’s concussion protocol; and late in Seattle’s blowout loss at home to the Rams in December 2017.