In a deal that was waiting on the Super Bowl and some of the contract machinations that come with a job change, the Denver Broncos on Friday announced the hiring of Darren Rizzi as special teams coordinator/assistant head coach.

The Denver Broncos have hired former New Orleans Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi as their new special teams coordinator, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Friday.

Denver's head coach, Sean Payton, hired Rizzi as the Saints' special teams coordinator in 2019, and now the two will reunite in the Mile High City. The Saints had a 3-5 record under Rizzi as the interim head coach, and there were some rumblings he could've become the permanent coach this offseason.