Former Saints Interim Coach Darren Rizzi Has Landed A New Job
The New Orleans Saints are in a precarious spot this offseason with an uninspiring, costly roster, and so they’ll be hoping that new head coach Kellen Moore can carry among the magic he captured with the Philadelphia Eagles as their offensive coordinator together with him.
Like different new head coaches, Moore will certainly be filling out his personal workers, which doesn’t embody Darren Rizzi, who had been with the Saints since 2019 and can now be headed elsewhere after developing simply wanting securing the workforce’s head teaching gig.
Analyst Tom Pelissero shared on X that the Denver Broncos are hiring Rizzi as their new particular groups coordinator, the place Rizzi will reunite with Sean Payton, who he coached with in New Orleans for years.
Acquired Rizz: The #Broncos are hiring Darren Rizzi as their particular groups coordinator, per supply.
The #Saints rallied behind Rizzi, 54, as interim coach and he was a finalist for the full-time job. However New Orleans employed Kellen Moore and now Rizzi reunites with Sean Payton in…
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 14, 2025
Rizzi initially joined the Saints in 2019 because the particular groups coordinator earlier than being promoted to assistant head coach and particular groups coordinator in 2022 and finally, ascending to interim head coach this previous season after the Saints fired Dennis Allen.
The Broncos misplaced their particular groups coordinator and assistant head coach Mike Westhoff throughout final season when he resigned from his function, however throughout his tenure, the Broncos’ particular groups did enhance fairly a bit.
Denver nonetheless has another vacancies on the workers that have to be stuffed earlier than the season begins, however it is a huge acquisition and needs to be a seamless transition given Payton’s familiarity with Rizzi already.
Good days are forward for Broncos followers as they head right into a enjoyable offseason able to construct off a stunning playoff run from 2024.
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