Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn looks on during the closing minutes of their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in their NFL football game in Landover, Maryland October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens have hired Jim Zorn as quarterback coach just weeks after he lost his job as head coach with the Washington Redskins, his new team said Saturday.

“Jim played successfully in the NFL for a long time,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh told the team’s website (www.baltimoreravens.com).

“He knows what quarterbacks go through in this league. He has been a quarterbacks coach and a head coach, and he is familiar with our offense.”

Zorn was a quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks from 1976 to 1987, throwing for more than 20,000 yards.

He had a 12-20 record in two seasons as Redskins coach after serving as a quarterbacks coach in the NFL for 11 years. He replaces Hue Jackson, who became the Oakland Raiders’ offensive coordinator last week.