The New Orleans Saints have added another layer of expertise to the coaching staff with the hiring of longtime special teams coach Mike Westhoff, Coach Sean Payton said Thursday morning in a teleconference with local media.
Westhoff coached special teams for the Indianapolis Colts (1982-84), Miami Dolphins (1986-2000) and New York Jets (2001-2012) before retiring.
“A number of teams have reached out in the past to try to get him to come in and work,” Payton said. “I felt like we needed help and I felt like he can bring a level of expertise to our groups.