Alvin Kamara just cast his vote for next Saints head coach
Rizzi has been with the Saints since 2019, starting out as the special teams coordinator, then adding the assistant head coach title in 2022. He was named interim head coach on November 4 after the team fired Dennis Allen. New Orleans went 3-5 over the team's final eight games to finish the season 5-12.
Alvin Kamara appeared to signal an endorsement for a very specific Saints head coach candidate while the winter storm of the century was underway.
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.
New Orleans has completed an in-person interview with Anthony Weaver (Dolphins) and Mike Kafka (Giants) is on Saturday. Mike McCarthy should be in next week. The Saints have also held a virtual interview with Joe Brady and had an in-person interview with Darren Rizzi. Kliff Kingsbury could be on the radar as well.
Alvin Kamara seemingly wants the New Orleans Saints to make Darren Rizzi their full-time head coach in 2025.The Saints running back, who led the team in total yards and touchdowns in 2024, shared a tweet Tuesday strongly hinting that he's supporting Rizzi as New Orleans continues its search for a new head coach.
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 Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara seemingly threw his support behind Darren Rizzi to be named the team's next head coach this week. In a
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 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.
It has been rumored that as part of his new staff with the Chicago Bears, Ben Johnson will be adding former New Orleans Saints HC Dennis Allen and current interim Darren Rizzi. Don't tell Alvin Kamara,