\u201cHe is coaching Sunday in the Super Bowl in the Superdome and it\u2019s shaping up for Kellen Moore to stay in New Orleans as the Saints next head coach,\u201d Schefter reported at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Saints are doing everything they can to obey the rules and make sure they don\u2019t do anything illegal or that the Eagles could come after them on, but barring a change of heart, it is shaping up for Kellen Moore to be the next head coach of the New Orleans Saints. The Saints will look to speak to him again next week to see if they can get a deal done.\u201d<\/p>\n
If the 36-year-old Moore ultimately becomes the 19th head coach in Saints franchise history, that means there will be two members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are active head coaches in the NFL.<\/p>\n
Moore would join the Chiefs\u2019 Andy Reid, who is a three-time Super Bowl winner as a head coach and is searching for his fourth title this weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously he\u2019s been one of the best in this league for a really long time, and so I certainly watch a lot of Kansas City film each and every year, just trying to study things, just trying to grow,\u201d Moore told the Deseret News regarding what he thinks of Reid and his creative Chiefs offense.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re always innovative. They\u2019re always trying new things. They\u2019re always finding the next edge, which is really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Saints job is the last open head coaching position in the league. Moore conducted in-person interviews in New Orleans last week. New Orleans is looking for a new head coach after going 5-12 this past season and firing Dennis Allen midway through the season.<\/p>\n
What has Kellen Moore done in Philadelphia?<\/p>\n
Under Moore\u2019s leadership, the Eagles averaged 27.2 points and 367.2 yards per game during the regular season, and quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 2,903 yards, 18 touchdowns and five interceptions this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s brought different ideas. He\u2019s brought a different approach,\u201d Hurts said about Moore, while later adding, \u201cHe\u2019s been another person I\u2019ve been able to take in and take from.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biggest star of the offense has been running back Saquon Barkley, who ran for 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns in his first season in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Barkley became just the ninth player to run for 2,000 yards in a single season.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, he\u2019s done a great job leading the offense, installing the plays, bringing confidence to the offensive players,\u201d Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert told the Deseret News regarding Moore.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been great for us. You know, I don\u2019t know everything that he does different, you know, but the success we\u2019ve had on the offense is very good. I think he\u2019d be a good head coach, but I like him as my OC, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
A pair of Philadelphia wide receivers praised Moore for his football intelligence and his ability to connect with the players.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the IQ side of football, he truly helps you understand why we do things, and that\u2019s what makes this offense so successful,\u201d said Devonta Smith.<\/p>\n
Added Jahan Dotson: \u201cHe listens to us. He\u2019s really a player\u2019s coach. He takes coaching well, just as much as we do. Whenever we throw new ideas, he\u2019s willing to listen to us, and it benefits us on the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, he\u2019s probably the easiest (coach) to talk to. He\u2019s kind of like one of the guys in the locker room. He\u2019s a brilliant mind, picking his brain a little bit, he just puts us in great positions to win games.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Moore leaves Philadelphia, the Eagles would be forced to hire a new offensive coordinator for the third straight season. Moore replaced former Utah quarterback Brian Johnson, who was fired last season after one year as the Eagles\u2019 offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n
Johnson has since landed with the Washington Commanders as the team\u2019s assistant head coach\/offensive pass game coordinator.<\/p>\n
The year prior to that, Shane Steichen helped the Eagles land in Super Bowl LVII, only to leave to become the Indianapolis Colts\u2019 head coach.<\/p>\n
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Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore speaks with reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, ahead of the Super Bowl LIX matchup between the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. | Brandon Judd, Deseret News What Nick Sirianni said about Kellen Moore<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Kellen, and I know there\u2019s opportunities potentially, what happens will happen, but hopefully I\u2019ve done my job to teach him the things that I know and help him, like other coaches, have helped me as far as that goes,\u201d Philadelphia head coach Nick Sirianni said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Previous to this season with the Eagles, Moore had been on the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 coaching staff for five seasons \u2014 one year as the team\u2019s quarterbacks coach and four more as offensive coordinator \u2014 and spent 2023 in the same position with the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n
Sirianni also gave a strong endorsement for Moore to land a head coaching position.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that when Kellen does get this opportunity, I think he\u2019s highly detailed in teaching the game of football. I think that he loves this game. He works extremely hard. He\u2019s got a great offensive mind to help our guys and put our guys in positions to succeed and get better,\u201d Sirianni said.<\/p>\n
Then, Sirianni shared what kind of character he\u2019s seen in Moore.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd man, he\u2019s a phenomenal person, a great person to work with. That\u2019s so important, right? When we\u2019re spending more time with each other than we are with our families, our wives, our kids, it\u2019s important that you have good people around,\u201d Sirianni said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you know, as good of a football coach as he is, he\u2019s an even better person, so guys got a lot of respect there for Kellen, and we\u2019ll see how that plays out at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kellen Moore\u2019s experience working with other Latter-day Saints<\/p>\n
If Moore becomes the head coach in New Orleans, he\u2019ll join two members of the church on the Saints roster, former BYU star Taysom Hill, who has been with the Saints since 2017, and former Lehi High\/BYU\/Colorado State tight end Dallin Holker.<\/p>\n
Moore shared how the church\u2019s teachings \u2014 which include the importance of family \u2014 have helped pattern his life on and off the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe beauty of this profession is, it\u2019s a really fun profession. It\u2019s a really challenging profession, but you\u2019ve got to keep it in perspective,\u201d he told the Deseret News. \u201cThe ability to separate when you go home, I think it\u2019s really important that you\u2019re with your family. You allow that separation to exist.\u201d<\/p>\n