Darren Rizzi

Darren Rizzi
New Orleans Saints
Position:Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1970-07-21) July 21, 1970 (age 54)
Hillsdale, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
High school:Bergen Catholic
(Oradell, New Jersey)
College:Rhode Island (1989–1992)
Career history
As a coach:
  • Colgate (1993)
    Graduate Assistant
  • New Haven (1994–1996)
    Special teams coordinator & defensive line coach
  • New Haven (1997)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Northeastern (1998)
    Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach
  • New Haven (1999–2001)
    Head coach
  • Rutgers (2002–2007)
    Special teams coordinator
  • Rhode Island (2008)
    Head coach
  • Miami Dolphins (2010–2016)
    Special teams coordinator
  • Miami Dolphins (2017–2018)
    Associate head coach & special teams coordinator
  • New Orleans Saints (2019–2021)
    Special teams coordinator
  • New Orleans Saints (2022–present)
    Assistant head coach & special teams coordinator
Head coaching record
Career:18–23 (college)

Darren Rizzi (born July 21, 1970) is an American football coach who is the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to this, he was the Miami Dolphins special teams coordinator. He was one of few Miami coaches to see multiple regimes. He even interviewed for the head coach position for the Dolphins after the 2018 season. After Miami hired head coach Brian Flores, they decided to move on from Rizzi. Before the NFL, he was the head coach of the University of New Haven Chargers football team from 1999 to 2001[1][2] and the Rhode Island Rams football team in 2008.[3] He compiled an overall record of 18–23.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Record1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ ADITI KINKHABWALA (August 14, 2002). "Bringing his lifelong passion home; Rizzi enjoying duties as Rutgers assistant". The Record.
  3. ^ MIKE SZOSTAK (August 3, 2008). "New-look Rams aim to be winners as camp kicks off". Providence Journal-Bulletin.