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Former Saints DL Brian Young enjoying coaching experience

((Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com |The Times-Picayune))

Brian Young fell in love with football the first time he played in 4th grade.

During his nine-year NFL career, though, he didn't expect to become a coach — in part because he, like most players, thought he would play forever.

"The funny thing was the whole time I was playing I said I would never do it," he said. "Just with the hours and a family and that kind of stuff, but when I retired, I was home for a month and was just lost, miserable.