New Orleans Saints will name Kellen Moore as their next head coach, several stores reported on Sunday.
Moore has a piece of unfinished business before he is free to take the job: Super Bowl. Moore is the offensive coordinator for Philadelphia Eagles, who will meet Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl Lix on Sunday evening in New Orleans.
The Saints replace Dennis Allen, who was dismissed in November after a 2-7 start to the season 2024. They are one of seven teams that had a vacant coach; The other six jobs have been filled.
At 35 years, Moore will become the youngest head coach in the NFL, when the deal is official. It will be his first roll-coaching role.
A record setting quarterback at Boise State, Moore was a backup quarterback with Detroit Lions (2012-14) and Dallas Cowboys (2015-17). After six seasons in the NFL, Moore switched to coaching, first as Quarterback’s coach for Cowboys (2018) and then as offensive coordinator (2019-22).
When the then head coach Mike McCarthy took over the game which called in 2023, Moore went out from Dallas and became offensive coordinator with the Los Angeles chargers before joining Eagles 2024.
The Eagles generated 367.2 meters of crime 2024 – eighth in the NFL – and was second in rushing (179.3 meters per match) behind Saquon Barkley and his 2,005 rushing farms.
Moore will not have the luxury of a kind player like Barkley in New Orleans, who is $ 54.1 million above the salary, Per over the lid, and faces roster issues and decisions on both sides of the ball.
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