Ravens to hire former Dolphins defensive assistant Matt O’Donnell

Ravens defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver is bringing an assistant from his previous staff in Miami to his new one in Baltimore. Former Dolphins assistant linebackers coach Matt O’Donnell is expected to join the Ravens, per CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

O’Donnell, who first arrived in Miami in 2024, worked closely with Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks last season. Brooks led the league in combined and solo tackles and earned first-team All-Pro honors in what was far and away the best season of his career.

O’Donnell began his coaching career as a student assistant at Iowa (2012-2013). He then served as a defensive graduate assistant under Todd Monken at Southern Mississippi (2014-2015) and later took the same role at Duke (2016-2017).

The Texans brought O’Donnell to the NFL in 2018, first as a defensive quality control coach. He was promoted to defensive assistant in 2019 and added coordinator of football research to his title in 2020.

O’Donnell went back to Duke in 2021 as a special teams/defensive analyst before returning to his alma mater, Brown University. He served as the Bears’ cornerbacks coach in 2022) and defensive line coach/recruiting coordinator in 2023.