The New Orleans Saints announced today that they have agreed with Kellen Moore to become the 19th head coach in franchise history.

Moore, a 13-year NFL veteran, played quarterback for six seasons (2012-17) and entered the coaching ranks in 2018, serving as an offensive coordinator for the past six campaigns. Moore comes to New Orleans after serving as offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024.

"At the start of the interview process, it was important to find a head coach who was the right fit for the New Orleans Saints organization," said Owner Gayle Benson. "Through the search process, it became clear that Kellen is the right person to help us re-establish a winning program and culture that our fans are accustomed to and have come to expect. I would also like to thank Darren Rizzi for his service as interim coach and leading our team this past season. I am truly grateful to him."

"I would like to welcome Kellen Moore and his family to New Orleans," said Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis. "He is an outstanding communicator with the ability to lead people and has a clear vision for this football team. Through this head coaching search, we had the opportunity to meet with several impressive candidates and I thank them for their hard work and preparation in this process."

"I am excited to join the New Orleans Saints and deeply appreciate the faith that Mrs. Benson and the entire Saints organization have placed in me," Moore said. "I look forward to embracing the challenges ahead and am eager to get started. I would also like to thank the Philadelphia Eagles for an incredible 2024 season. I'm excited to begin this new chapter."

In 2024, Moore was a key piece of a coaching staff that led the Eagles to a 14-3 record, which tied a franchise mark for regular season victories, an NFC East Division title and the conference's No. 2 playoff seed and culminated with a Super Bowl LIX championship at the Caesars Superdome. Ranked eighth overall in net yards per game (367.2) and seventh in points per game (27.2), Philadelphia rushed for a single-season club record 3,048 yards (sixth-best in NFL history) and finished second in the league in rushing yards per game (179.3). The 2024 Eagles were only the second team in NFL history to rush for 3,000-plus yards and at least 25 (29) touchdowns. The Eagles passing attack also flourished under Moore's tutelage, setting a club record with a 103.4 passer rating, led by quarterback Jalen Hurts' career-high 103.7, ranked fifth-best in the league.

In the NFC Divisional Playoff victory over the Los Angeles Rams, the Philadelphia running game kept humming, gaining a team playoff-record 285 yards on 34 carries (8.4 avg.) with three touchdowns. In the Eagles' 55-23 NFC Championship victory over the Washington Commanders, they had their second-highest scoring total in postseason history, gaining 459 total net yards, including 229 on the ground with seven touchdowns. In Philadelphia's 40-22 Super Bowl LIX win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Hurts was voted the winner of the Pete Rozelle Trophy, awarded to the Super Bowl LIX Most Valuable Player after completing 17-of-22 attempts (77.3 pct.) for 221 yards, two touchdowns, a 119.7 passer rating and 72 rushing yards with one touchdown, the most rushing yards by a quarterback ever in a Super Bowl.

Philadelphia's record-setting offense was led by several stellar individual performances. Running back Saquon Barkley, the consensus NFL Offensive Player of the Year (Associated Press, PFWA, The Sporting News), a first-team AP All-Pro and Pro Bowl starter, led the league with a franchise-record 2,005 rushing yards in the regular season, making him just the ninth player in NFL history to post 2,000+ rushing yards in a season, eighth-most in league records. Including 499 rushing yards in the playoffs which ranked third all-time, Barkley's 2,504 rushing yards were the most in NFL single-season history (regular season and postseason combined).

Hurts ranked among the top eight in the league in yards per attempt (fourth, 8.0), passer rating (fifth, career-high 103.7), completion percentage (eighth, career-high 68.7 pct.) and total touchdowns (eighth, 32) in the regular season. In addition, Hurts tied for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns (14) in the league (ranked first among quarterbacks). In the postseason, en route to Super Bowl MVP honors, Hurts completed 65-of-91 passes (71.4 pct.) for 726 yards with five touchdown passes, only one interception and a 108.6 passer rating. On the ground, he carried 34 times for 194 yards with five touchdowns. His five postseason rushing touchdowns tied his own NFL postseason record for quarterbacks, which he already owned from the 2022 playoffs, and his 194 rushing yards were the fourth-highest total in NFL record books by a signal-caller.

Among pass-catchers, Philadelphia (wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith) was one of three teams with multiple players that had 60+ receptions for 825+ yards and 7+ touchdowns each during the regular season. Up front, all five of the Eagles offensive line starters received All-Pro votes from the AP, with Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata earning All-Pro honors. In addition to Johnson, guard Landon Dickerson and center Cam Jurgens earned Pro Bowl recognition.

In 2023, Moore served as the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator. He helped lead wide receiver Keenan Allen to the Pro Bowl after finishing sixth in the NFL with 108 receptions for 1,243 yards and seven touchdowns. He also guided Justin Herbert to the sixth-best touchdown-interception ratio (2.9) and ninth-most passing touchdowns (20) in the NFL through Week 14 before sustaining a season-ending injury.

In four seasons as offensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys (2019-22), Moore's unit ranked second in the NFL in total offense (391.0 net yards per game) and scoring (27.7 points per game). The Dallas offense was also the NFL's fourth-best passing offense (264.4 net yards per game) and ranked seventh in rushing offense (126.6 yards per game) over that span. Moore helped the Cowboys secure a pair of NFC East titles and three playoff appearances in his five seasons as an assistant coach. He coached eight players to a combined 12 Pro Bowl selections as offensive coordinator, and tutored quarterback Dak Prescott to another as his position coach in 2018.

In 2022, the Dallas offense featured a 1,000-yard rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver under Moore. He helped running back Tony Pollard earn his first Pro Bowl selection, while setting career highs with nine rushing touchdowns and 1,007 yards on the ground. Meanwhile, running back Ezekiel Elliott ran in 12 scores. The Cowboys offense also featured wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who set career highs in receptions (107), receiving yards (1,359) and touchdown grabs (nine), en route to his second Pro Bowl selection.

The Cowboys offense was the NFL's best in 2021, leading the league in total offense (407.0 net yards per game) and scoring (31.2 points per game). Moore's guidance helped Prescott return from injury and throw for a franchise-record 37 touchdowns on a career-high 410 completions, registering a passer rating of 104.2, third-best by any passer in the NFL and the fourth-highest in a single season in franchise history at the time. On the ground, Elliott recorded his fifth 1,000-yard campaign and added ten touchdowns. Through the air, Lamb led the Cowboys with 79 receptions for 1,102 yards and six scores, while tight end Dalton Schultz experienced a breakout season with 78 receptions for 808 yards and eight touchdowns to join Jason Witten as the only Cowboys tight ends with 70 receptions and 800 receiving yards in a single season. For their efforts, three offensive players were selected to the Pro Bowl in tackle Tyron Smith, guard Zack Martin and receiver Lamb.

Moore helped Prescott lead all NFL quarterbacks in passing yards (1,856) and 400-yard passing games (three) through the first five weeks of the 2020 season, before the signal-caller suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week Five. Overall, he prepared three different additional quarterbacks to take snaps under center for the Cowboys in 2020, the first time that Dallas had at least four different quarterbacks start at least one game in a season since 2015. Moore's offensive front saw a shuffling of eight different starting lineup combinations on the offensive line due to injuries. Despite the adversity, the Cowboys finished the season ranked eighth in the NFL in passing offense, as wide receiver Amari Cooper hauled in a career-high 92 receptions for 1,114 yards and five touchdowns, while Lamb set the franchise rookie record with 74 receptions. Leading the rushing attack, Elliott finished top-10 in the NFL with 979 yards and six touchdowns.

During his first season as offensive coordinator in 2019, Moore's unit led the league with 431.5 total net yards per game, which was the tenth-best single-season performance in NFL history. Prescott finished second in the league with a career-high 4,902 yards passing, the second-most in team history and a then-career-best 30 passing touchdowns. Elliott finished the season ranked second in the league with 1,777 total yards from scrimmage, as Cooper recorded eight touchdown catches and a career-high 1,189 yards on 79 receptions.

Moore entered the coaching ranks in 2018, taking over as Dallas' quarterbacks coach after spending the previous three seasons in the room as a player. In his first season coaching Prescott, he was named to the second Pro Bowl of his career, helping lead the Cowboys to the franchise's second NFC East Division title in three seasons.

Moore played six NFL seasons for the Detroit Lions (2012-14) and Cowboys (2014-17) after entering the league as an undrafted free agent out of Boise State. He appeared in three games, including two starts for the Cowboys in 2015. He threw for 435 yards and three touchdowns in his first home start vs. Washington, becoming the fifth quarterback in Dallas record books to eclipse 400 passing yards in a single game and recorded the sixth-most passing yards by any Cowboy in a single game at the time. The following season, Moore broke his leg in training camp, but remained a mainstay in Dallas' quarterback room, working closely with then-rookie Prescott as the Cowboys tied a franchise-record with 13 wins in the regular season, including an 11-game win streak.

A native of Prosser, Wash., Moore finished his collegiate career at Boise State with a record of 50-3, the most wins by a quarterback in NCAA history. He concluded his collegiate tenure with the second-most touchdown passes (142) and sixth-most passing yards (14,667) by any quarterback in NCAA history, owning a career completion percentage mark of 69.7. Moore was a first-team All-American from the Football Writers Association of America in 2010, twice being named Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2009-10) and earning Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2011. The Broncos' offense finished in the top-five in scoring in each of Moore's final three seasons, including a first-place finish in 2009 and a rank of second in 2010.

Moore and his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Halle and Madelyn, and two sons, Kyler and Beckham.