The Saints are expected to hire Eagles quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier as their new offensive coordinator, a league source confirmed to ESPN.
Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010.Nussmeier has worked alongside new Saints head coach Kellen Moore at a number of stops, most recently in Philadelphia where he served as quarterbacks coach for Nussmeier, 54, is a former QB himself with ties to the area.
He was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 1994 draft out of Idaho and spent four seasons in New Orleans, followed by brief stints with the Moore, who was hired as the Saints' new head coach after the Eagles' victory in Super Bowl LIX, has said he will call the offensive plays for New Orleans next season. The Eagles on Wednesday promoted passing game coordinator/associate head coach Kevin Patullo to the offensive coordinator position to replace Moore. 32 NFL teams, 32 contract questions: How will the Saints get under the cap? Who's in line for an extension?Doug Nussmeier has previously worked as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in the college ranks with Fresno State, Washington, Florida, Michigan and Alabama. He was the offensive coordinator in 2012 when the Crimson Tide won the national championship. "I think he's an outstanding coach who played the position at a very high level in the NFL and in big time college football," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said of Nussmeier in December. "I just think he's done a really nice job of coaching Jalen and coaching the other guys. I think he's fit in really well with our staff. Obviously, he and Kellen have a prior relationship."
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