In 2024, though, as Rizzi highlighted, teams were more wary of putting the ball in play on kickoffs with Mims back there, as he only returned seven kicks for 195 yards (27.7 avg), though, once ...

With help from Broncos coach Rizzi, Marvin Mims should get more kickoff return chances in 2025 Rizzi on new punter Haack: "He’s had some inconsistencies but man, a very, very talented guy.'' ...

Rizzi had been with the Saints since 2019 and was assistant head coach for three seasons (2022-24) before replacing Dennis Allen during the just-completed season.

Rizzi’s units in New Orleans ranked second in longtime NFL reporter Rick Gosselin’s special teams rankings in 2023, 20th in 2022, fifth in 2021, sixth in 2020, and first overall in 2019.

Rizzi has also served a pair of stints as a head coach, including at D-II New Haven from 1999-2001 and at Rhode Island in 2008. His collegiate experience includes stops at Colgate (graduate assistant ...

The Broncos are hiring former Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi as their special teams coach, Mike Klis of 9News reports. Rizzi was a finalist for the Saints’ head coaching job that went to ...

Rizzi's final season with New Orleans was his most notable, as he replaced the fired Dennis Allen and went 3-5 as an interim head coach. His head coaching run began with New Orleans going 2-0 to ...

Rizzi was with the Saints since that season serving as the special teams coordinator (2019-2021), assistant head coach and special teams coordinator (2022-2024) and interim head coach (2024).

And now, Rizzi will head to Denver, where he'll reunite with Payton, who brought Rizzi to New Orleans in 2019. Saints owner Gayle Benson thanked Rizzi in a statement earlier this week when hiring ...

Got Rizz: The #Broncos are hiring Darren Rizzi as their special teams coordinator, per source. The #Saints rallied behind Rizzi, 54, as interim coach and he was a finalist for the full-time job.

Rizzi was named the Saints’ interim head coach after Dennis Allen was fired midseason in 2024. The Saints had gone 2-7 under Allen and then finished 3-5 under Rizzi to end the season 5-12.

Rizzi was a finalist for the Saints' head coaching job that went to Kellen Moore this week, freeing up the Broncos to hire Rizzi. He has 16 years of experience in the NFL, the past six in New Orleans.