Saints to interview Vikings DB coach Daronte Jones for vacant defensive coordinator place on Saturday

The New Orleans Saints will kick off their defensive coordinator search by interviewing Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach/go recreation coordinator Daronte Jones on Saturday, in line with ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jones has additionally had interviews with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears for his or her vacant DC positions throughout this teaching cycle.

The Vikings recorded a league-high 24 interceptions in 2024 below Jones, with CB Byron Murphy rising as a star and logging six of his personal (tied for third-most within the league), incomes his first-ever Professional Bowl choice.

Earlier than returning to Minnesota in 2022 after serving as defensive backs coach in 2020, Jones had stints with the Miami Dolphins as assistant defensive backs coach (2016-2017) and the Cincinnati Bengals as cornerbacks coach (2018-2019) and was the defensive coordinator at LSU in the course of the 2021 season.