Saints announce changes, new additions to coaching staff

The New Orleans Saints announced changes to their 2021 coaching staff, including the hiring of new assistants Kris Richard and Zach Strief.

The New Orleans Saints coaching staff is going to look different in 2021. They’ve lost a lot of familiar faces: tight ends coach Dan Campbell (hired by the Detroit Lions), defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn (joining Campbell in Detroit), quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi (hired by the Los Angeles Chargers), and defensive assistant Michael Wilhoite (joining Lombardi in L.A.). Some of those departures were filled by in-house promotions, but the Saints have replaced others with high-profile signings. Let’s dive in to the announced changes: