Not much has remained consistent for the New Orleans Saints since the end of the Drew Brees and Sean Payton era, but the dominance of Alvin Kamara has. Kamara finished this season with 228 carries for 950 yards and six touchdowns.
Kingsbury, who has past head coaching experience with the Arizona Cardinals between 2019 and 2022, is the second candidate for the Saints to pull his name out of the running this
When Rizzi took over after Dennis Allen got fired, Rizzi implemented some immediate changes for the Saints. One of those included making Alvin Kamara a captain, saying that he should have been one all year. Clearly, that spoke volumes.
Could a combination of Kellen Moore at head coach and a Ashton Jeanty draft selection revitalize the Saints? The Boise State combo may be just what they need:
Since the season ended, New Orleans has begun looking for a new head coach and has already interviewed big names such as Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. However, star running back Alvin Kamara has made his pick for who he wants very clear.
The Saints star running back Kamara took to his X page on Tuesday to issue a public endorsement for the team’s head coach vacancy. Kamara expressed his support for Darren Rizzi, who finished out the season as New Orleans’ interim head coach.
The New Orleans Saints are one of five teams currently without a head coach, and running back Alvin Kamara has let it be known whom he wants to be the Saints' leader.
The New Orleans Saints are looking to find a new head coach after they fired Dennis Allen midway through the 2024 campaign. Darren Rizzi took over for Allen in the interim and finished out the season out in charge of the Saints, and according to star running back Alvin Kamara, it sounds like he wants Rizzi to stick around as the team's head coach.
New York Giants OC Mike Kafka reflected on his experience meeting with the New Orleans Saints and interviewing for the head coach job:
It doesn't look like interim HC Darren Rizzi will be back with the Saints in 2025, but that hasn't stopped one star veteran from holding out hope.
The Aaron Glenn Sweepstakes has been won by the New York Jets, according to multiple Wednesday afternoon reports. New Orleans was supposed to bring Glenn in for an in-person interview this week, but the Saints didn't get the chance after having a virtual interview with him.