[Baltimore Sun] Ravens bringing back former defensive coordinator Dean Pees in advisory role
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The Ravens are turning back the clock in an effort to spark their struggling defense.
Baltimore has hired its former defensive coordinator, Dean Pees, for a senior advisor role, a source with direct knowledge confirmed to The Baltimore Sun. Pees, 75, is a longtime NFL assistant who was the Ravens’ defensive coordinator from 2012 to 2017.
The Athletic was first to report the news.
While the Ravens have won three straight following an 0-2 start, their defense is 26th in points allowed per game (25.2) and 19th in yards allowed (340.6). Baltimore’s pass defense in particular has struggled, ranking 30th in passing yards allowed per game (280.2) and 31st in completion percentage (67.22).
First-year defensive coordinator Zach Orr is also plenty familiar with Pees, having played for him in Baltimore before a neck condition cut the linebacker’s career short.
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Pees has spent 18 years in the NFL, beginning as linebackers coach for the New England Patriots in 2004 and most recently as defensive coordinator of the the Atlanta Falcons, where he spent two seasons before retiring for a third time following the 2022 season. He was also the head coach at Kent State from 1998 to 2003 and the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Miami University from 1983 to 1986 when Ravens coach John Harbaugh was a player there.
Harbaugh is scheduled to speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon following practice.
This article will be updated.
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