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The New Orleans Saints have had 18 head coaches in their franchise history—eleven full-time coaches and seven interim coaches. Sean Payton, who was the head coach of the Saints from 2006 to 2021, has the most wins as coach.
Payton agreed to a new five-year contract extension as head coach of the Saints on March 23, 2016. [59] On Christmas Eve 2016, Payton notched his 94th victory as Saints head coach, passing Jim E. Mora as the winningest coach in franchise history. The 2017 season saw the Saints achieve their first winning season since 2013, with an 11–5 record.
The Sporting News has given a pro football coach of the year award since 1947 and in 1949 gave its award to a non-NFL coach, Paul Brown of the All-America Football Conference's Cleveland Browns. Other NFL Coach of the Year awards are presented by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America and the Maxwell Football Club.
Allen served as head coach during the Saints' Week 15 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where the Saints defeated the Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football, 9–0. [ 17 ] Following Sean Payton's retirement on January 25, Allen was promoted to head coach of the New Orleans Saints on February 8, 2022.
Regardless of the Saints’ next move, the 58-year old Payton, who is 161-97 as Saints coach, remains under contract with the team through 2024 and New Orleans would be entitled to seek trade ...
On January 17, 2006, the Saints hired Sean Payton as their new head coach and, on March 14, signed former San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees to a six-year, $60 million deal. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] On March 23, the Saints announced that the team's two 2006 preseason games were to be played at Shreveport, Louisiana , and Jackson, Mississippi .
The Saints started this season well, going 2-0. It got ugly after that. The downturn was a reminder of how far the Saints have fallen since Payton stepped down as their head coach after the 2021 ...
Here are seven coaches, listed alphabetically, whose derrières could be just a touch warmer now that the first hot seat of 2024 has already been vacated: Dennis Allen, New Orleans Saints Maybe no ...