14 former New Orleans Saints coaches and staff personnel work for Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Maybe the list may soon include another name.
Dennis Allen, the head coach of the Saints, was fired earlier this week. The 52-year-old Allen served as the Saints’ defensive coordinator from 2015 to 2021 during one of his two stints under Payton. Although Vance Joseph is currently the Broncos’ defensive coordinator, Payton could be able to find Allen a position.
In 2023, Payton appointed Joe Lombardi, a former quarterbacks coach for the Saints, as Denver’s offensive coordinator. Pete Carmichael, the offensive coordinator, was sacked by New Orleans a year later. Since Lombardi was already the Broncos’ coordinator, Payton brought aboard Carmichael as a “senior offensive assistant. Nobody would be surprised if Payton started assigning Allen to the position of defensive assistant.
Robert Saleh was swiftly hired as a consultant by the Green Bay Packers after being sacked by the New York Jets earlier this season. We’ll have to wait and see if Allen gets a comparable job in Denver.