Dennis Allen is no longer the head coach of the New Orleans Saints as of Monday, Nov. 4.
It’s a move that many get the sense has been a long time coming, made final with 23-22 loss to one of the worst teams, if not previously the NFL’s worst team, against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
The fall extended the team’s losing streak to some seven total games, forcing action out of team owner Gayle Benson. Allen, as would be expected, is disappointed in the outcome and expressed as much to Jay Glazer of FOX NFL Sunday.
“Just got off the phone with Dennis Allen,” Glazer shared in a post on social media. “‘Obviously disappointed but had nothing but love for the Saints and New Orleans. ‘Of course I’m disappointed but I love that organization, I love the people in there and will always have so much love for the city of New Orleans. I always will!’”
Allen had a solid run with the Saints in 2023 when the team finished out the season with an overall record of 9-8, but things have been in nothing short of a state of collapse ever since then.
The Saints have named special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi the interim head coach as New Orleans sets out on its first true day of figuring out Allen’s replacement.
