The New Orleans Saints are the last NFL team with a head coaching vacancy remaining, despite firing Dennis Allen early in November. The Saints were seen as contenders to land top coaching candidates such as Aaron Glenn,
New Orleans front office personnel flew to Philadelphia and landed at Philadelphia International Airport just prior to 7 p.m. Eastern Time. From there, the Saints are expected to proceed to a meeting with Kellen Moore about their open head coaching spot.
The New Orleans Saints appear to be zeroing in on Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as the top candidate to become the franchise's next head coach, according to multiple reports.
The New Orleans Saints interviewed Kellen Moore for the team's head coaching vacancy in Philadelphia on Monday night, the team confirmed Tuesday morning.
According of Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football, the Saints have "no plans to interview anyone else," for the opening and are down to candidates: New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Underhill also shared that Moore is the leader in the clubhouse:
An NFC team still looking still looking to fill their head coaching vacancy wants to speak to Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore for a second time.
As the Saints continue its head coaching search, things may take longer than anticipated to bring Kellen Moore and Joe Brady to New Orleans.
Mike McCarthy is no longer planning to coach this year, sources told ESPN, while Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has emerged as a lead candidate for the Saints job, the last remaining head coach vacancy in the NFL.
The mentality that new defensive coordinator Dennis Allen plans to bring to the Bears is in keeping with the team’s storied history as “Monsters of the Midway.”
The New Orleans Saints are still looking for their next head coach after they fired former head coach Dennis Allen midway through this past season.
Barkley is near the top of the short list of all-time great Philadelphia sports free-agent signings. He ran for 2,005 yards, rips off 60-yard scoring runs with the ease of a Joel Embiid layup and has turned the offense into its most elite dual threat since the halcyon days of Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens.