The New Orleans Saints are finalizing a deal with Phil Galiano to make him the team’s next special teams coordinator, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
The deal would give Galiano a formal promotion, as he has been with the Saints since 2019, working as an assistant special teams coach. But with Darren Rizzi leaving to accept a job with the Denver Broncos, New Orleans had a vacancy at the coordinator level — and new coach Kellen Moore opted to fill the role internally.
Galiano is the second known member from last year’s Saints’ coaching staff to stick around under Moore. New Orleans also has retained wide receivers coach Keith Williams.
Last year, Galiano got the opportunity to oversee the Saints’ special teams after Rizzi was promoted to interim head coach. In that eight-game stretch, the unit had several blocked field goals.
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