After seeing Antonio Pierce be awarded the full-time head coaching position in Las Vegas after a stint as the interim in 2023 — the first time an interim coach has been given the opportunity since 2017 — it doesn’t appear we’ll see this again in 2024. The Jets and Bears have both moved on from interim coaches Jeff Ulbrich and Thomas Brown, respectively, and though the Saints job is still up for grabs, it’s becoming unlikely that interim coach Darren Rizzi will win the position. 
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, with the Saints zeroing in on Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as their new head coach, Rizzi is expected to become the new special teams coordinator for the Broncos.
While this marks a failure to return to New Orleans as head coach, it will be a reunion of sorts with Rizzi and Broncos head coach Sean Payton. Rizzi first joined the Saints as special teams coordinator in 2019 under Payton, working under him for three seasons. When Payton retired and Dennis Allen took over, Rizzi stuck around with the additional title of assistant head coach before eventually taking over as interim head coach.
This move would also mark a reunion with kicker Wil Lutz. The 30-year-old special teamer arrived in New Orleans three years ahead of Rizzi in 2016, but it wasn’t until Rizzi showed up in 2019 that Lutz earned his first and only Pro Bowl appearance. Lutz played three seasons under Rizzi, missing the 2021 NFL season on injured reserve, before following Payton to Denver.
If Rizzi does indeed end up with the Broncos, it will be his third coordinator position with his third NFL franchise, his first coordinator position coming in 10 years with the Dolphins. His name has been rumored in Denver ever since the team fired former special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica, opening the door for a familiar face.
As Moore continues to be the point of focus in New Orleans, it seems likely that Rizzi will find his way back to Payton’s staff. Nothing is official quite yet, though, as the Broncos are still required to conduct a full and complete coordinator search.