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Special Teams Coordinator Brian Schneider Leaves Seahawks Indefinitely

With Schneider away from the team for at least the season opener in Atlanta and potentially longer, long-time assistant Larry Izzo will take over as Seattle's interim special teams coordinator.
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Special Teams Coordinator Brian Schneider Leaves Seahawks Indefinitely
Special Teams Coordinator Brian Schneider Leaves Seahawks Indefinitely

When they travel to face the Falcons for their season opener on Sunday, the Seahawks will be without one of their top assistant coaches.

Wrapping up his Friday press conference, coach Pete Carroll told reporters in a surprise announcement that special teams coordinator Brian Schneider has left the team for personal reasons. Per a team source, the leave of absence is indefinite at this moment and no specifics were given for his sudden departure.

Schneider, 49, has been on Carroll's staff dating back to his final season on the sidelines at USC and has been running Seattle's special teams units since 2010. He also previously served as an assistant for the then-Oakland Raiders.

With Schneider leaving the team and no timetable for his return, Larry Izzo will resume the role of interim special teams coordinator. Now in his third season as an assistant with the Seahawks, he previously played 13 NFL seasons with three teams, earning Pro Bowl honors three times and winning three Super Bowl rings as a member of the Patriots.

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Corbin K. Smith
CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.

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