With Don "Wink" Martindale now at Michigan, he's bringing at least one assistant with him to Ann Arbor.
Kevin Wilkins will come aboard as a defensive analyst, a similar role he held for Martindale for the past nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants. And it figures that Wilkins will join Martindale at Michigan, considering he was a factor in Wink's departure from New York in the first place.
Back in January, Giants head coach Brian Daboll fired Wilkins and his brother, outside linebackers coach Drew Wilkins, as he took stock of the G-Men's disappointing 6-11 campaign. It was reported at the time that Martindale felt the Wilkinses worked for him and not the team, and thus it was outside of Daboll's authority to fire them, causing Martindale to leave New Jersey for Florida out of protest.
Whether that's true or not, it's a matter of fact that Martindale is now at Michigan instead of New York, and Kevin Wilkins is set to join him, according to 247Sports.
Wilkins will serve as connective tissue between Martindale and the Michigan staff, having worked with former Wolverines coordinators Mike Macdonald and Jesse Minter during his time in Baltimore.
Sherrone Moore's first on-field staff as full, with Martindale as a walk-around coordinator, Greg Scruggs coaching the defensive line, Brian Jean-Mary returning as linebackers coach, and LaMar Morgan handling the secondary. In addition to understanding Martindale's vision of the total picture of what the Wolverines' defense is supposed to be, Wilkins also has experience working with linebackers.
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