Dan Quinn will not be the next Seahawks defensive coordinator

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty ImagesMany fans of the Seattle Seahawks were ecstatic when new reports emerged late Monday that the team was planning on parting ways with defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr after four seasons in control of the defense. The unanswered question, of course, then became who Pete Carroll would choose as his next defensive coordinator, and fans were quick to drop the names of their favorites for the position.

The most commonly seen names so far have been Brian Flores, Kris Richard, Vic Fangio and, perhaps most often Dan Quinn. However, dreaming that Quinn might return to the Pacific Northwest in order to reprise his role as the next defensive coordinator of the…