The New Orleans Saints and head coach Sean Payton formally announced that Phil Galiano would be joining their 2019 coaching staff. Galiano will work with special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi after interning on Rizzi’s Miami Dolphins staff in 2016. He previously filled this same assistant position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2012 to 2013, and most recently served as the special teams coordinator at Penn State. The hiring was first reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Galiano spent most of his career with Rutgers, overseeing a variety of duties for the Scarlet Knights ranging from special teams coordinator to head of recruiting.