Diana Russini reports that former Chicago Bears head coach and current Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy is considered a strong candidate for the New Orleans Saints' head coaching vacancy.
The coaching search for the New Orleans Saints hasn't even started to heat up, but there are already several rumors circulating. Diana Russini, senior writer at The Athletic, has the latest ''rumor'' as we head into the final weekend of the regular season. In a recent article on The Athletic, Russini mentions current Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as one strong candidate to fill the opening in New Orleans.
''Expect the Saints to show interest in former Bears head coach and current Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy'' -Currently 5-11, New Orleans finishes their season at the 9-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints fired coach Dennis Allen after a 2-7 start. They are 3-4 under interim coach Darren Rizzi, who is also expected to get interviewed for the spot.Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) looks at plays with offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, center, and coach Andy Reid / Denny Medley-Imagn Images Nagy, 46, began his coaching career with Andy Reid as an intern and quality control coach with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2008. After five years in that position, he'd follow Reid to the Kansas City Chiefs as QB coach in 2013, where he'd remain until being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017. An impressive stint with Kansas City prompted the Chicago Bears to hire Nagy as their head coach in 2018. In his first year with Chicago, Nagy steered the Bears to a 12-4 record and NFC North title. The worst to first turnaround brought Nagy the 2018 NFL Coach of the Year award. Two 8-8 records followed Nagy and the Bears the next two years. However, the second in 2020 was enough to qualify Chicago for the playoffs, where they'd lose to the Saints in the wild card round. A 6-11 record in 2021 prompted the Bears to fire Nagy. He'd rejoin Reid in Kansas City in 2022 as QB coach. Nagy was promoted to offensive coordinator the following season, the second of the Chiefs back-to-back Super Bowl championships
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