The New Orleans Saints have announced in a press release that that they will be bringing in Sio Moore, a former NFL linebacker and third-round draft pick, to assist with the team’s coaching staff during training camp and preseason drills.
Moore was a phenomenal linebacker for the UConn Huskies during his collegiate playing days, having a breakout season in 2010 with 110 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, an interception, and two fumble recoveries. His senior season was insanely impressive though, as he posted 72 tackles, 15.5 for a loss, 8.0 sacks, and 11 pass deflections in 12 games. He would go on to be picked by the Raiders, and played there for two seasons under now-Saints head coach Dennis Allen.
He went on to have a four-year NFL career, playing with the Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals as well as spending time with the Houston Texans in 2017 before being calling it a career.
Moore will be participating in the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship, which is a program that for 30 years has had the focus of giving more chances to coaching hopefuls. The goal is to have prospective coaches go into training camps, minicamps, and offseason workout events for teams and give them the chance to learn from active coaching regimes, and potentially land a job either with that team or another around the league. Presuming that he will work with his old position at linebacker, Moore will have the chance to learn under five-year veteran coach Michael Hodges.
