#Saints GM Mickey Loomis informed other candidates this morning that, while there has been no final decision, he plans to continue discussions with Kellen Moore. Moore has been working on staff; he can’t be officially hired until after the Super Bowl and another meeting awaits. https://t.co/s7lvV0z1vk
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 31, 2025
This is big. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Friday afternoon that New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis informed several candidates in the team’s head coach search they’re effectively out of the race — and that “while there has been no final decision, he plans to continue discussions with Kellen Moore.”
The Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator cannot speak with the Saints again until after Super Bowl LIX, but Pelissero adds that a meeting has already been scheduled. Expect the Saints to formally hire Moore on or around Monday, Feb. 10 and announce him as the team’s new head coach.
Unless there’s a last-minute hiccup, anyway. Moore could change his mind and the Saints would have to pivot to someone else, but that doesn’t feel likely. Look at what just happened to Bobby Slowik. Like Moore, he was a fast-rising offensive coordinator for a playoff team, drawing interviews for head coach openings himself just one year ago. Then the Houston Texans fired him after a second-year slump. Moore is striking while the iron is hot.
So never say never. Don’t celebrate and toss the ball away until after you’ve crossed the goal line. But for all intents and purposes, Moore is positioned to become the next head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Who could join him on staff? We’ve got six names to keep in mind, and some free agents he could target in the offseason, too.
