Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

The Crime Dawg is headed back to the college ranks.

Wesley McGriff, who has spent the last three seasons with the Saints as a secondary coach, is leaving to become the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Auburn.

“I’m really excited to be working with Coach Malzahn and his staff at Auburn,” McGriff said in a statement released by Auburn. “I’ve always had a high regard for Auburn and the football program and I’m looking forward to helping them win championships.”

Despite McGriff’s experience with the Saints, the bulk of his career has come at the collegiate level, and he nearly left New Orleans to become Vanderbilt’s defensive coordinator last season.

Before arriving in New Orleans, McGriff worked at Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Miami, Baylor and Kentucky, among others.

For New Orleans, McGriff is the second assistant coach to leave so far. Quarterbacks coach Mike Neu will reportedly be the new head coach at Ball State.

Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn - Black and Gold


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Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

Is he taking Browner with him?

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

DA will bring in his own guys

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

Alabama, Georgia and LSU are happy

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

I hope he is just the 1st of the D staff that leaves. I didn't like his hiring to begin with.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

addition by subtraction

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

We could only hope. Good Lawd how nice would it be if Browner retired?. They should switch his name tag on his jersey to Yellower....or Banana or Spongebob. Idk...something yellow.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

How about taking Browner, Vitt, Johnson, and a few others too.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

:rofl: !!!!

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

It's almost like Auburn said "How can we make our defense even worse".

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

Guess Steele needed help already ...

Auburn hires co-defensive coordinator under Kevin Steele | AL.com

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

We have a saying in New Orleans, Go McGriff, and take Browner, Vitt, and Johnson with you.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

Is it weird that when I read Go NcGriff and take a Browner I think, go sh!t and take shower?

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

I don't Think McGriff was worst of the assistants, Take Samfords interception against the Falcons, in the interviews afterwards and he praised McGriff and said that the play developed exactly as what McGriff had talked about.

I don't mind some new blood however.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

Give Browner and Byrd in the package.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

It doesn't break my heart to see him go.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

how about keep browner only if can amputate upper limps.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

I feel like we are waiting for the playoffs to wrap up and then we will raid teams assistant coaches. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

No doubt. Seattle, Denver, Carolina, Arizona maybe? All with proven defenses.

Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

The Saints are hiring Dan Campbell, Joe Lombardi and Aaron Glenn to their coaching staff, per source. Campbell will be an assistant head coach/tight ends coach. Current TE coach Dan Roushar is expected to remain on staff, with some shuffling likely. Lombardi will return to his former role at QB coach, and Glenn will be a secondary coach.

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Re: Saints secondary coach Wesley McGriff leaves for Auburn
 

Good.