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Former Saints Safety Chris Banjo Announces Retirement from NFL

A former Saints special teams standout calls it a career and is heading to the Broncos coaching staff.

John Hendrix

Former Saints Safety Chris Banjo Announces Retirement from NFL
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Former Saints safety and special teams standout Chris Banjo is retiring from the NFL. News of his retirement had previously leaked, but Banjo officially announced the news on his social media account on Sunday morning, which is his birthday.

Banjo was with the Saints from 2016-2018, being in the league since 2013 as an undrafted free agent. He had three career interceptions, which came with New Orleans in 2017 and 2018. Banjo had two picks against the Eagles in a 48-7 rout in 2018, and the other came on Thanksgiving against the Falcons in 2017.

Banjo spent time with the Packers (2013-2016) and Cardinals (2019-2022), and is joining Sean Payton in Denver as an assistant special teams coach. Payton has assembled quite the staff for the Broncos, which have a lot of former Saints ties.

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JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net

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