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Saints, Kellen Moore Hire Former NFL QB to Coaching Staff

Scott Tolzien will serve as New Orleans' quarterbacks coach.

Mike Kadlick

Tolzien played seven seasons in the NFL.
Tolzien played seven seasons in the NFL. / Aaron Doster-Imagn Images
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A reunion is afoot in New Orleans.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Saints are hiring Scott Tolzien as their new quarterbacks coach. Tolzien and New Orleans head coach Kellen Moore coached together on the Dallas Cowboys staff from 2020 to '22.

Tolzien played quarterback at the University of Wisconsin from 2006-2010 and, after going undrafted in 2011, joined the San Diego Chargers as a free agent. He went on to stints as a backup with the San Francisco 49ers (2011-12), Green Bay Packers (2013-15), and Indianapolis Colts (2016-2017), and started four games throughout his NFL career.

After retiring from football in February 2019, Tolzien began coaching as an analyst with his alma mater Badgers. He was then hired by his former Packers head coach, Mike McCarthy, to the Cowboys staff as a coaching assistant in 2020 and was promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2023.

Tolzien will now be tasked with leading a 2025 Saints quarterback room of Derek Carr, Spencer Rattler, and Jake Haener.

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MIKE KADLICK

Mike Kadlick is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He has a master's in public relations from Boston University. Kadlick is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.

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