There will be a familiar face on the sidelines in 2021: longtime New Orleans Saints right tackle Zach Strief, who retired following the 2017 season to begin a career as the play-by-play announcer on WWL Radio coverage of Saints games. On Friday, Strief announced his departure from the booth and a return to the field, where he’ll take a position as assistant offensive line coach.
A Saints lifer, Strief was part of the legendary 2006 draft class (as a seventh-round pick out of Northwestern) and appeared in 168 games for New Orleans during his 12-year playing career, including the playoffs.