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The New Orleans Saints are reportedly hiring former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley as their defensive coordinator on new head coach Kellen Moore's staff, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Friday (February 21).
Moore, 36, and Staley, 42, had previously worked together during the latter's final season with the Chargers in 2023. The former head coach spent the 2024 season as an assistant head coach for the San Francisco 49ers.
"The #Saints are hiring former #Chargers coach Brandon Staley as the defensive coordinator for coach Kellen Moore, per The Insiders. Staley was an assistant this year with the #49ers, and before LAC, he burst onto the scene as a #Rams DC. Now, lands in NO," Rapoport wrote on his X account.
Staley went 24-24 during three seasons with the Chargers, which included a 10-7 record in 2022 that ultimately concluded with an AFC Wild Card Round loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in which Los Angeles blew a 27-0 lead.
Moore was officially hired by the Saints on February 11, two days after winning Super Bowl LIX as the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive coordinator. The former NFL quarterback has emerged as a rising young coach for several seasons, initially working as the Dallas Cowboys quarterback coach in 2018 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2019, a role he served until taking the same position for Los Angeles in 2023.