The New Orleans Saints have brought former New York Jets special teams guru Mike Westhoff out of retirement, sources told ESPN.
Westhoff, 69, is expected to oversee the Saints' special teams and not just serve in a minor consultant role.
The Saints (7-2) are expected to retain current special teams coaches Bradford Banta and Kevin O'Dea. But they haven't been pleased with the special teams performance in various areas this year - despite the team's impressive seven-game win streak.
It appears to be something of a coup that the Saints lured Westhoff out of retirement after he insisted multiple times that he wasn't interested in returning to coaching after his last season in New York in 2012.