Pro Football Rumors
The Broncos are hiring Darren Rizzi as their special teams coordinator, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The move will reunite Rizzi with Sean Payton, who hired Rizzi for the same job in New Orleans in 2019. The pair coached together until Payton’s retirement after the 2021 season. Dennis Allen took over as the Saints’ head coach, and Rizzi received a promotion to assistant head coach. When Allen was fired during the 2024 season, Rizzi took over as interim head coach and earned enough support within the building to interview for the permanent job in January. He also interviewed for the Jets’ HC vacancy, but both positions went to other candidates.
More to come.
