The New Orleans Saints on Tuesday that they have hired Bradford Banta as the team’s special teams coordinator.
Banta, 46, spent the last three seasons as the Washington Redskins’ assistant special teams coordinator after joining Jay Gruden’s staff prior to the start of the 2014 season.
With Banta on staff, kicker Dustin Hopkins and punter Tress Way have ascended to near the top of their respective positions, while long snapper Nick Sundberg is consistent with his snaps.
Way – who signed with the Redskins late during the 2014 season – became the first member of the Redskins to lead the NFL in punting for a season since Sam Baker in 1958 during his debut year in Washington, as his 40.