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Report: Saints hire Penn State assistant Phil Galiano

The New Orleans Saints added the next piece to their revamped special teams coaching staff, hiring former Penn State assistant Phil Galiano to assist new special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi. The move was first reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Penn State assistant coach Phil Galiano is leaving school to join Saints’ special teams coach Darren Rizzi and become New Orleans’ assistant special teams coach, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 15, 2019

Galiano served as Penn State’s special teams coordinator in 2018, and before that was a defensive consultant for the Nittany Lions.