Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Fleury during an event.
Seattle officially introduced Brian Fleury as its new offensive coordinator on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, with head coach Mike Macdonald framing the hire as a continuity move that still has “next level” upside.
Fleury, who comes over from the San Francisco 49ers staff, will step into a rare job: a non-head coach play-caller role that he noted is one of only a small handful in the league.
But the most revealing part of the introductory press conference came when Fleury was asked what a “Brian Fleury offense” looks like.
His answer was simple, and extremely Seattle-coded.
“We’re going to be fast and violent and aggressive in every way that we possibly can,” Fleury said, adding that he wants to put pressure on defenses both schematically and with tempo.
Seahawks News: Macdonald’s Top Priority in an OC — Alignment + Continuity
Macdonald repeatedly emphasized “alignment” — not just in scheme, but in how Fleury communicates, teaches, and operates day-to-day.
Macdonald said Fleury’s vision matched the culture points Seattle has been hammering: connectivity, attention to detail, and “chasing edges.” In other words: the Seahawks weren’t just looking for a play-designer, they were looking for a partner who would run the offensive side with clarity while Macdonald continues to steer the defense.
That’s also why the word continuity kept coming up. Fleury himself leaned into it, saying one advantage of taking the job is that he’s already diving into what the Seahawks were doing last season, with the goal of keeping “as much of that as possible,” then supplementing with concepts and answers developed in San Francisco under Kyle Shanahan.
Seattle Seahawks Offensive Coordinator: The “How,” Not Just the “What”
One smart tell from Fleury: he repeatedly separatedhow the offense plays fromwhat it calls.
That matters because Seattle isn’t hiring him to blow up what worked. The message was closer to: keep the identity, increase the pressure, widen the menu.
Fleury said he wants the Seahawks to stress defenses in multiple ways:
Tempo pressure (playing fast enough to force simplified looks)
Structural pressure (creating conflicts with formations and concepts)
Physical pressure (violent finish, run-off-the-ball attitude)
He also pointed out that his defensive background helps him diagnose coverages and fronts quickly, which, in theory, speeds up the process of finding weak points and building answers.
Red Zone Philosophy: “Run It In”
When asked what makes a good red-zone offense, Fleury gave a classic, coach-forward answer: the teams that can run the ball into the end zone tend to be the teams that consistently cash in.
He talked about having a dynamic run game near the goal line, attacking horizontally because of how condensed the field becomes, and keeping things quarterback-friendly, ultimately calling it an “execution area.”
That’s the type of detail Seattle fans should file away now, because it often shows up later in personnel decisions: who gets activated on game day, what kind of tight ends stick, and what kinds of backs and receivers become “must keep” pieces.
One More Detail That Matters: Where Fleury Plans to Call Games
Fleury said his vision is to call plays from the field, though he wants to experiment in the preseason with both sideline and booth.
That’s not a throwaway. If Fleury sticks to the sideline, communication structure becomes even more important upstairs, which connects back to Macdonald’s comments about titles (run game coordinator, pass game coordinator, etc.) being less important than having the right roles to generate the best weekly plan.
The staff build is moving fast, and the offense now has its leader. The next dominoes are the rest of Fleury’s offensive staff and, eventually, how the Seahawks handle the big free-agent decisions he was asked about before the presser ended.