Were Mickey Loomis and McCarthy playing a game of chicken and Saints lost, or is Moore (or someone else) the real target, anyway?
With Kliff Kingsbury returning to the Washington Commanders and Mike McCarthy reportedly pulling his name out of contention for the New Orleans
Several former teammates shared high praise for Saints head coach candidate Kellen Moore. Lance Moore and Dan Orlovsky are in his corner:
The New Orleans Saints are still searching for their next head coach, and four candidates they reportedly had interest in took other jobs or removed themselves from consideration — Aaron
Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports called Moore the “leader in the clubhouse” in New Orleans. Adam Schefter of ESPN called Moore “a lead candidate.” And Mike Garafolo of NFL Network said Moore remains “the most likely” next head coach in New Orleans.
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The New Orleans Saints completed their second interview with Kellen Moore for their head coaching vacancy on Monday night, the team announced Tuesday. The interview was conducted in person, indicating that Saints brass traveled to Philadelphia to meet with the Eagles offensive coordinator.
The New Orleans Saints are the only team remaining on the carousel without a head coach – I guess they just enjoy the ride that much. Mike McCarthy and Kliff Ki
The Philadelphia Eagles can trace their run to the Super Bowl to an epic collapse last season. The Eagles were 10-1 and flying high as the best team in the NFL in 2023. Then they limped to a 1-5 regular-season finish before they were put of their misery in a wild-card loss to Tampa Bay.
There's increased buzz that Kellen Moore could leave the Eagles to become the New Orleans Saints' next head coach.
If Kellen Moore is going to coach the Saints, he must bring this Eagles assistant with him. There isn’t a better offensive line coach in the league than Jeff Stoutland: