New Orleans Saints announce agreement with Kellen Moore to become Head Coach
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It’s official. The New Orleans Saints announced a deal with Kellen Moore to become their new head coach on Tuesday, confirming the Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator will remain in the city where he just won a Super Bowl championship.
Moore, 36, was a star quarterback in college at Boise State before he rapidly climbed the ladder in the NFL coaching ranks. He’s called plays for several teams but reached rare heights with the Eagles this season. Now he’ll have an opportunity to build his own roster and show what he can do as the league’s youngest head coach. He’s the nineteenth head coach in team history and their twelfth full-time head coach.
The team released statements from several key members of the organization on this news, starting with words of support from owner Gayle Benson: “At the start of the interview process, it was important to find a head coach who was the right fit for the New Orleans Saints organization. Through the search process, it became clear that Kellen is the right person to help us re-establish a winning program and culture that our fans are accustomed to and have come to expect.”
Benson also thanked interim head coach Darren Rizzi for taking over at midseason and guiding the team through a difficult period; he’s expected to join the Denver Broncos and reunite with Sean Payton as special teams coordinator.
And here’s a message from general manager Mickey Loomis, who led the coaching search and took a moment to welcome Moore to New Orleans: “He is an outstanding communicator with the ability to lead people and has a clear vision for this football team. Through this head coaching search, we had the opportunity to meet with several impressive candidates and I thank them for their hard work and preparation in this process.”
It’s been reported that Moore will have “considerable say” in building his staff, which runs against past rumors that the head coach job was seen as a turnoff because Loomis may insist on keeping certain assistants. More will be empowered to hire his own coaches.
We also got an introductory statement from Moore himself: “I am excited to join the New Orleans Saints and deeply appreciate the faith that Mrs. Benson and the entire Saints organization have placed in me. I look forward to embracing the challenges ahead and am eager to get started. I would also like to thank the Philadelphia Eagles for an incredible 2024 season. I’m excited to begin this new chapter.”
It’s a new era for the Saints. There’s no continuity to their old staff or trying to chase the memories that Sean Payton and Drew Brees made here. This is what they needed after too many years of being stuck in the mud.