Saints to rent former Steelers DB coach Grady Brown

The New Orleans Saints have employed former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs coach Grady Brown, based on Matt Zenitz of 247sports. His title with the workforce continues to be to be decided. Brown had interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons’ vacant defensive coordinator place this offseason earlier than they in the end selected former New York Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich.

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It turned obvious that Brown wouldn’t be returning to the Steelers once they introduced the hiring of Gerald Alexander as their new DB coach. Throughout Brown’s four-year stint, Pittsburgh posted a 38-29-1 document whereas the protection tallied 66 interceptions, tying the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings for the third-most within the league over that span. Solely the Buffalo Payments (70) and Dallas Cowboys (72) had extra.

The Saints have additionally employed veteran line of defense coach Jay Rodgers and former security Robert Blanton, a Fifth-round decide within the 2012 NFL Draft. Their titles have but to be introduced.

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Rodgers, most lately the line of defense coach for the Falcons in 2024, now reunites with Brandon Staley within the Large Simple after teaching underneath him in 2021 as outdoors linebackers coach and run sport coordinator, and in 2022-2023 as line of defense coach and run sport coordinator with the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Blanton spent the previous 4 seasons because the defensive move sport coordinator and safeties coach at Miami (Ohio) College.