Darren Rizzi, Saints and Dennis Allen

Saints fire Dennis Allen, name Rizzi interim head coach
The New Orleans Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen, the team announced Monday. Assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi has been named interim head coach. Rizzi has been New Orleans' special teams coordinator since 2021.
Saints players 'heartbroken' to see head coach fired, but view Darren Rizzi as leader they need
Seven Saints losses in a row, and the worst of them all to cap off a brutal steak came on the road to the lowly Panthers. Change had to happen, and that came on Monday with the firing of Dennis Allen.
Who is Darren Rizzi? Coaching history and what to know about Saints interim head coach after Dennis Allen firing
The Dennis Allen era in New Orleans is over. In the midst of his third season as head coach of the Saints, the team elected to fire him after a 2-7 start to the 2024 NFL season, including an embarrassing loss to the Panthers in Week 9.
Darren Rizzi has been named the Saints' interim head coach
After firing Dennis Allen, Darren Rizzi was the best choice for New Orleans Saints interim head coach. He's interviewed for the job before. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that Rizzi was expected to be named the team's interim coach,
Saints fire Dennis Allen after losing streak during his 3rd season leading team, name Darren Rizzi interim head coach
Dennis Allen survived a couple seasons of mediocrity. He couldn't survive a long losing streak that included dropping games to former Saints coach Sean Payton and a horrible Carolina Panthers team. The New Orleans Saints resisted a coaching move after each of Allen's first two seasons,
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Quotes from Darren Rizzi after promotion to interim head coach
Rizzi responded with, “Listen, they should be pissed off. I’m pissed off, the fans should be pissed off, the people of New Orleans, the people of Louisiana, no one should be happy, and I think this ...
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Saints turn to Darren Rizzi in search of better results
A losing streak that reached seven games Sunday led to Owner Gayle Benson’s decision to replace the head coach of the 2-7 ...
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With the season in a tailspin, the Saints handed the keys to a 'fighter' in Darren Rizzi
Maybe Darren Rizzi always envisioned this day would come, but surely it didn’t look like this — wearing a team-issued ...
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Foster Moreau discusses current record and Darren Rizzi promotion
He followed up with two more quotes regarding Rizzi and the city of New Orleans, saying, “For those of you that know ...