Saints won't be hiring ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky to their coaching staff after all
Dan Orlovsky fueled speculation early this offseason that he might be joining his old teammate Kellen Moore on the New Orleans Saints coaching staff, but that never did come to pass. Instead, with the Saints bringing in training camp interns and last-minute pickups as assistant coaches (like Tulane Green Wave running backs coach Brock Hays), Orlovsky signed a new contract with ESPN to remain a high-profile personality with the flagship network.
Orlovsky, 41, spent a dozen years in the NFL as a backup for five different teams (and two stops on the Detroit Lions, where he overlapped with Moore). He's now set to begin Year 6 of hosting NFL Live and his fourth season of appearances on Monday Night Football while making guests spots on morning shows and keystone broadcasts like Get Up, SportsCenter, First Take and The Pat McAfee Show, among other programs. The former pro quarterback has become a popular draw over at ESPN.
Would he have made sense for the Saints? Maybe. But the team has plenty of former quarterbacks on their coaching staff already. Beyond Moore himself, they loaded up with veterans like offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier (who has thrown a touchdown pass or two at the Superdome) and Scott Tolzien, who worked under Moore on the Dallas Cowboys after his own seven-year pro career. Orlovsky would've fit the profile as a retired QB, but the Saints may have taken the right approach by hiring guys with experience as coaches, too.
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