As expected, the Denver Broncos are hiring former New Orleans Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi to Sean Payton’s staff as special teams coordinator:
New Orleans architecture with modern, contemporary design. The playbook pun is fully intended since the Uptown mansion is the former home of Sean Payton, who occupied it during his New Orleans Saints’ coaching career.
The Denver Broncos have hired former New Orleans Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi as their new special teams coordinator. Rizzi spent the last six seasons with the Saints, serving as special teams coordinator for both Broncos coach Sean Payton and Dennis Allen before taking over as interim head coach last season.
Darren Rizzi became the latest former Saints coach to join Sean Payton's staff with the Broncos. Payton described him as a "very serious candidate" for the Saints head coaching role.
Former Oregon Ducks and current New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson is currently an unrestricted free agent. Johnson finished his 5th NFL season with the
Sean Payton, Denver Broncos
With the Broncos needing a new special teams coordinator, HC Sean Payton added a familiar face from the Saints to his coaching staff.
Darren Rizzi is reuniting with Sean Payton. The former New Orleans Saints interim head coach is heading to the Denver Broncos to be their new special teams coordinator, according to a Friday afternoon report by NFL Network.
Sean Payton has attempted to transform the Denver Broncos into the New Orleans Saints of the AFC West. He's brought several former players and staff members from his wildly successful 15-year tenure in the Big Easy to the Mile High City.
Galiano joined the Saints in 2019 as an assistant special teams coach under coordinator Darren Rizzi. After Rizzi left New Orleans to reunite with Sean Payton in Denver, Galiano became the obvious candidate to take over the Saints’ special teams operations.
The Denver Broncos could pursue Taysom Hill in a trade. Sean Payton has said recently his offense needs a playmaking TE or RB.
It's been a long time since the New Orleans Saints had a first-year, first-time head coach. Dennis Allen was a head coach prior to his Saints tenure, so you'd have to go back to Sean Payton in 2006 for the last time they had a first-year,
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