Good morning, and welcome to the Saints Insider newsletter for Thursday, January 26. The Saints might be coming off a disappointing season but their coaches remain in high demand. Both of the Saints co-defensive coordinators -- Kris Richard and Ryan Nielsen -- are hot properties this offseason. Richard and Nielsen have each received interest from a pair of teams so far as rival coaches seek to fill their defensive coordinator positions. Since head coach Dennis Allen calls plays for the Saints, Nielsen and Richard are free to interview with other teams for coordinator positions because it's considered a promotion, beat reporter Luke Johnson reports. Meanwhile, the Sean Payton coaching sweepstakes continues as the former Saints head coach interviews with the Arizona Cardinals today in Phoenix. Payton has interviewed with four teams -- Arizona, Carolina, Denver and Houston -- and could be the target of a mystery team, Patrick Magee writes. That's all for today. Check NOLA.com throughout the week as we keep tabs on the Saints coaching carousel and the Payton situation. And thanks, as always, for your loyal support. Cheers, Jeff Duncan |