Darren Rizzi Takes Charge of Saints

Who is Darren Rizzi? Here's what you need to know about the Saints' interim head coach.
Rizzi, in his sixth season as Saints’ special teams coordinator, has been named interim head coach after the Saints fired Dennis Allen on Monday. Here’s more about Rizzi, who takes over a team that lost its seventh straight game on Sunday when it fell 23-22 to the Carolina Panthers.
Saints will add a new coach to their staff after promoting Darren Rizzi
Darren Rizzi said the Saints will bring in Marwan Maalouf, who was most recently the Vikings ST coordinator. He said it will be a quality control type of role to take some things off his plate. They have worked together in Miami and at Rutgers ...
Saints interim HC Darren Rizzi: Everyone and everything will be reevaluated
Darren Rizzi held his first press conference since becoming the interim head coach of the Saints on Monday afternoon and he said that "no one should be happy" about anything that's happened to the team this season.
Who is Darren Rizzi? The New Orleans Saints interim head coach for the rest of the season
Darren Rizzi was named special teams coordinator for the New Orleans Saints on February 11, 2019 and added the important role of assistant head coach in 2022 under Head Coach Dennis Allen.
Darren Rizzi Takes Charge of Saints Amid Coaching Change
Darren Rizzi becomes interim head coach for the New Orleans Saints following Dennis Allen's departure, vowing to instill passion and fight into the squad.
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Darren Rizzi already expresses one thing he'd do differently than Dennis Allen
Darren Rizzi will make his head coaching debut this upcoming week against the Atlanta Falcons, but if his debut was ...
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Saints players had custom 'Merry Rizzmas' shirts ready for Darren Rizzi's promotion
Darren Rizzi, the new interim head coach of the New Orleans Saints shared a few strong and emotional comments during his ...
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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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Former Saints kicker reacts to Darren Rizzi’s promotion
The New Orleans Saints firing of Dennis Allen and promotion of Darren Rizzi to interim head coach has prompted former and current players to speak out about the move. One such player was former ...
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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 ...
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Saints fire Dennis Allen; interim Darren Rizzi stands behind Derek Carr
Dennis Allen was fired as head coach of the New Orleans Saints on Monday following the team's seventh consecutive loss. Allen ...
Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss. Darren Rizzi named interim coach
The New Orleans Saints have fired coach Dennis Allen a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints’ losing ...
Report: Saints to name special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi interim HC
With Dennis Allen out, the Saints have reportedly made a decision on who will take over for this year. Per Ian Rapoport of ...
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Foster Moreau discusses current record and Darren Rizzi promotion
Foster Moreau spoke in media availability about the current Saints’ record and the promotion of Darren Rizzi to interim head ...