Sean Desai has been in and around the National Football League for a decade and is the current Seattle Seahawks associate defensive head coach. He is the first person of Indian descent to become a coordinator in the NFL and has made a name for himself.In this piece, we will highlight three facts you might not know about Desai. You may be surprised, so let's look at them.Baker Breadman@NFLonBreadThe Seahawks really should’ve made Sean Desai DC last year fr twitter.com/mikeklis/statu…Mike Klis@mikeklisNot only have Broncos requested interview for Seattle associate HC Sean Desai for DC but Desai has withdrawn from consideration for MIN DC job, per source.Desai interviewed w/Vikings last wk. Wants to concentrate on DEN. Vic Fangio recommended Denver to Desai. #9sports211Not only have Broncos requested interview for Seattle associate HC Sean Desai for DC but Desai has withdrawn from consideration for MIN DC job, per source.Desai interviewed w/Vikings last wk. Wants to concentrate on DEN. Vic Fangio recommended Denver to Desai. #9sportsThe Seahawks really should’ve made Sean Desai DC last year fr twitter.com/mikeklis/statu… https://t.co/UssPz58JDRThree things to know about Sean Desai1. He was a professor at Temple UniversityBefore Sean Desai had NFL aspirations, he was more concerned with taking the academic route to career building. He earned his bachelor's degree from Boston University and majored in philosophy and political science. He then proceeded to complete his master's degree at Columbia University, with a focus on postsecondary education.Immediately after finishing the previous program, Desai enrolled at Temple University, snagging his Ph.D. in educational administration. After completing his program, he served as an adjunct professor for two years before moving on to the NFL. You'd hardly see that on an NFL coordinator's CV.Brady Henderson@BradyHendersonAnd here was another new Seahawks defensive assistant, Sean Desai, who has the title of associate head coach.301And here was another new Seahawks defensive assistant, Sean Desai, who has the title of associate head coach. https://t.co/LWELgsycet2. He once had a promising football career, only to be curtailed by an injuryDid you know that Sean Desai won a state championship in high school? That's right, the current Seattle Seahawks' defensive guru was once a solid prospect on the same high school side as future NFL QB Dan Orlovsky.He was a key contributor to the team. Unfortunately, he suffered a season-ending ankle injury in his first year. The injury was so bad that he skipped his second year on the football team but returned for the third and fourth seasons. Thank goodness he made a comeback, as who knows whether Desai would be in the NFL today if he had abandoned football back then.Bleacher Nation Bears@BN_BearsSean Desai is a breath of fresh air. SOUND ON. : @ChicagoBears 58154Sean Desai is a breath of fresh air. SOUND ON. 📹: @ChicagoBears https://t.co/vukLPxYcTk3. He is a proud philosopherSecuring a job in the National Football League is hard, and Sean Desai didn't get it on a platter. He got the job based on hard work and pure tenacity. He chose a philosophical path, which has helped him in team management.Desai was a philosophy major at Boston University and gravitated toward ancient works. He studied East Asian philosophy in the religious texts of the Tao Te Ching and the Bhagavad Gita.He was primarily drawn to the ancient Greeks in western philosophy: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. These teachings have truly helped him understand the game of football differently.