The New Orleans Saints announced that they have hired 49ers offensive passing game specialist Klint Kubiak as the new offensive coordinator. Here are five things to know about the Saints coaching addition:
- Kubiak joins the Saints after helping lead the 49ers to an NFC Championship victory in his first season with the team as their passing game specialist in 2023. The 49ers passing offense ranked among the league's very best finishing the season sixth in passing yards, second in passing touchdowns as well as leading the league in yards per attempt, first down percentage and quarterback rating. The team was also explosive leading the league in 20+ yard passing plays and 40+ yard passing plays.
- He worked as an offensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2021 season. The Vikings finished with the 14th ranked scoring offense and 13th ranked in offensive yards. The team also tied for the fewest turnovers.
- The 36-year-old has 10 seasons of NFL experience working with the 49ers (passing game specialist — 2023), the Denver Broncos (offensive passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach — 2022, offensive assistant/quarterbacks coach — 2016-2018) and the Vikings (offensive coordinator — 2021, quarterbacks coach — 2019-2020, offensive quality control and assistant wide receivers coach — 2013-2014).
- He also coached four years at the collegiate level with Texas A&M from 2010-2012 and Kansas in 2015.
- Kubiak is the son of longtime NFL coach and two-time Super Bowl champion Gary Kubiak who worked as a coach in several capacities in the NFL for 25 seasons.
The New Orleans Saints hired former Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator for the 2024 NFL season. Check out some of the best photos from his coaching tenures with the Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, and San Francisco 49ers.