New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton announced today that the club has hired Curtis Johnson as senior offensive assistant/wide receivers coach and Ryan Nielsen as defensive line coach.
Johnson, a New Orleans native, returns to the Saints in 2017 after spending 2016 as wide receivers coach for the Chicago Bears and the 2012-15 campaigns as head coach at Tulane.
Prior to becoming head coach of the Green Wave in 2012, Johnson tutored the Saints wideouts from 2006-11. During that stretch, New Orleans finished ranked first in total offense in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011, setting the NFL record for total net yards (7,474) in his final season.