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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton added a familiar face to his staff on Friday, hiring former New Orleans Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi as assistant head coach and special teams coordinator.
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,
Now that Kellen Moore is the New Orleans Saints head coach Darren Rizzi has a new home. He will be the special teams coordinator for the Denver Broncos, according to Adam Schefter. Rizzi will be reunited with Broncos head coach Sean Payton,
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson has built quite the coaching staff around him heading into the 2025 season. On defense, the Bears hired veteran defensive coordinator and former head coach Dennis Allen to be their DC,