Story byGregg BellTue, January 27, 2026 at 8:56 PM UTC·3 min readThe Seahawks hired Mike Macdonald to beat Sean McVay, to beat Kyle Shanahan, to be the coach of their division. Now that Macdonald has done that — to get Seattle into its first Super Bowl in 11 years — he’s an NFL coach of the year. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 38-year-old, first-time head coach was named NFC coach of the year by the prestigious 101 Club on Tuesday. Atop a podium on Lumen Field Sunday night immediately after his Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game, Macdonald was asked by FOX Sports television’s Michael Strahan about beating NFC West rival Shanahan’s San Francisco 49ers and McVay’s Rams in succession in the playoffs to reach Super Bowl 60.“We. Did.