Former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley has landed a brand new defensive coordinator job.
Staley has agreed to take over as defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints, in line with Ian Rapoport of NFL Community. The transfer reunites Staley with new Saints head coach Kellen Moore, as they labored along with the Chargers.
Staley spent final season as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers. Previous to that, he was the Chargers’ head coach for 3 seasons, the place he posted a 24-24 file.
Staley had been heavily linked to the Saints job as soon as it grew to become clear that Moore could be named the group’s new head coach. Staley had beforehand employed Moore as his offensive coordinator in Los Angeles, and the 2 seem to have a strong working relationship.
Regardless of his underwhelming file with the Chargers, the 42-year-old nonetheless has a strong popularity across the NFL. He gained a whole lot of plaudits for his work as Rams defensive coordinator earlier than touchdown the Chargers job.
There have been some indications that maybe Staley was not cut out to lead a team, at the very least in his first head teaching stint. A defensive coordinator job is perhaps proper up his alley, and could possibly be his pathway to a different head teaching gig sooner or later.
