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Saints hire another one of Dennis Allen’s former players to their coaching staff

The Saints hired another one of Dennis Allen’s former players to their coaching staff, bringing in Matt Giordano to coach the secondary:

NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill reports that the New Orleans Saints have hired another one of Dennis Allen’s former players to their coaching staff, bringing in Matt Giordano to work with the secondary. Giordano played in the NFL from 2005 to 2013, twice crossing paths with Allen — first with the Saints in 2010 and later with the Raiders in 2012.

Giordano replaces Sterling Moore as the assistant secondary coach, who left the team earlier this year. He played college football at California and began his coaching career at his old high school before returning to the pros.

The Saints have a number of their former players on their coaching staff already, including offensive assistant Jahri Evans and this year’s training camp intern La’Roi Glover. They also invited former wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. to join them for camp as another coaching intern. It’s good to see former players getting these opportunities to advance their careers after turning to coaching.

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Report: Saints part ways with assistant DBs coach Sterling Moore

The Saints have parted ways with defensive assistant Sterling Moore, hired last year to work with Kris Richard | @crissy_froyd

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The New Orleans Saints have parted ways with assistant defensive backs coach Sterling Moore after this week’s minicamp, as first reported by Nick Underhill of New Orleans Football. NOLA.com’s Jeff Duncan confirmed Moore’s departure.

With this, the defensive coaches that remain on the staff include defensive coordinator Joe Woods, senior defensive assistant Peter Giunta, linebackers coach Michael Hodges, pass rush specialist Brian Young, defensive line coach Todd Grantham, secondary coach Marcus Robertson and defensive assistant Adam Gristick.

Moore was initially hired to assist Kris Richard and Cory Robinson last year, both of whom were also let go by the team this offseason. Moore originally started with the Saints as a coaching intern in 2021 as a former NFL secondary member himself, playing seven seasons in the league.

As a player for the Saints, Moore got on board back in 2016 season, appearing in a total of 13 games with 12 starts. During that season, Moore posted 55 tackles, two interceptions, along with a team-leading and career-high 14 passes defended, plus a forced fumble.

A former SMU Mustang at the college level, Moore also had stops in with the New England Patriots (2011-12), Dallas Cowboys (2012-14), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2015) and the Arizona Hotshots in the Alliance of American Football startup league in 2019. We’ll see where his career takes him next.

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Former Saints starters Jermon Bushrod, Sterling Moore join staff as coaching interns

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Two new (but familiar) faces are patrolling the sidelines in New Orleans Saints training camp: Jermon Bushrod and Sterling Moore, who each played for the club before hanging up their cleats. Both former Saints players have returned to join Sean Payton’s staff as coaching interns this summer.

Bushrod, 36, last played for the Saints in 2018 after spending a few years with the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins. Before he took that detour, he helped the Saints win Super Bowl XLIV as their starting left tackle and was teammates with Zach Strief, now New Orleans’ assistant offensive line coach.

And Moore, 31, joined the Saints secondary from 2016 to 2017. The cornerback played for seven different NFL teams in his eight-year career and was also signed by teams in the short-lived AAF and rebooted XFL, though now his focus is on coaching. He’ll work with new defensive backs coach Kris Richard.

It’s cool to see former players continuing their football careers with a turn to coaching in New Orleans. Here’s hoping they both find ways to help the team out moving forward.

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