Report: Saints name special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi as interim HC

With Dennis Allen out, the Saints have reportedly made a decision on who will take over this year.

According to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi is expected to be named interim head coach.

Rizzi, 54, has been with the Saints since 2019, when he was hired as special teams coordinator. He was promoted to assistant head coach in 2022 when Allen became the club's head coach.

Rizzi was previously the Dolphins' special teams coordinator from 2010 to 2018. Miami added the title of associate head coach to its title in 2017.

He was a head coach at the collegiate level twice – at New Haven from 1999 to 2001 and at Rhode Island in 2008.

Rizzi's first test as head coach comes Sunday when the Saints host the Falcons.