A local beat reporter named the 'most likely' candidate to take over on an interim basis.
After a Week 9 loss to the Carolina Panthers put the New Orleans Saints at 2-7 and last in the NFC South, the. The team will now embark on a journey to find its next head coach but will need to name an interim sooner.according to an inside report from Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football. Underhill called Rizzi the, "most likely candidate." He has been with the team since 2019 and has been assistant coach since 2022.
Rizzi brings a clear spunk and intensity to the locker room and is nothing if not inventive. While the format has been criticized in its first season, he was a major influence on the new dynamic kickoff rule that debuted this year. Allen was in the midst of his third season as head coach of the Saints. He lasted 43 games as the head coach, just a handful more than his 36 as coach of the Raiders. Underhill's report also illustrated heavy involvement from Saints owner Gayle Benson in the decision to part ways with Allen.Josh Wilson is the news director of the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
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