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Tulane hires former Saints player as 10th assistant, other staff changes announced

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Tulane football has added former NFL defensive back J.J. McCleskey to the coaching staff, the school announced Friday.

That announcement came one day after the school promoted assistant head coach and offensive line coach Alex Atkins to running game coordinator.

McCleskey, who played two full seasons with the New Orleans Saints in the 1990s, will work with the Tulane secondary alongside defensive coordinator Jack Curtis and defensive backs coach Chris Hampton.

"I'm very excited to add J.J. to our staff," Tulane coach Willie Fritz said in a release. "Obviously he has a background in New Orleans, and I'm excited about the addition of someone with eight years of NFL experience.