The Saints have made a training change.
New Orleans parted methods with run sport coordinator T.J. Paganetti coming off their bye week, NFL Community insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday.
The information comes following one of many crew’s worst dashing performances in franchise historical past in Week 7 towards the Steelers in Paris. The Saints ran for a mere 18 dashing yards on 17 makes an attempt within the 16-10 loss, marking their worst dashing efficiency since an 11-yard dashing sport in 1999. Following the loss, Moore mentioned the crew would consider whether or not there was a necessity for a workers change throughout the bye week.
Paganetti’s dismissal marks the primary main firing since head coach Kellen Moore joined the crew previous to the 2025 season. Regardless of a 6-11 end final season, the workers was largely saved the identical after New Orleans received 4 of their final 5 video games.
Paganetti joined Moore’s preliminary workers final season after the 2 spent a number of seasons collectively in Philadelphia. Paganetti served because the Eagles’ assistant offensive line coach beneath Jeff Stoutland, serving to construct one of many prime offensive strains within the league. Paganetti received Tremendous Bowl LII and LIX with the Eagles.
The Saints now rank twenty eighth within the league in dashing yards per sport this season, the identical spot they had been in final season. Travis Etienne was positioned on injured reserve with a hamstring concern on October 1st, and Alvin Kamara has been beginning in his place.
New Orleans is at present on the backside of the NFC South with a 2-5 document in a division that continues to be winnable. Proprietor Gayle Benson has already referred to as the crew’s efficiency “unacceptable” and declared that on-the-field play should restore the religion of the followers.
