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Meet the team: Darren Rizzi

Meet the newest special teams coach for the New Orleans Saints, Darren Rizzi.

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CORRECTS ID TO SPECIAL TEAMS COACH DARREN RIZZI NOT ADAM GASE Miami Dolphins special teams coach Darren Rizzi points in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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CORRECTS ID TO SPECIAL TEAMS COACH DARREN RIZZI NOT ADAM GASE Miami Dolphins special teams coach Darren Rizzi points in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Gail Burton
Miami Dolphins Brian Hartline (82) receives instructions from his special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Miami won 27-13. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)
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Miami Dolphins Brian Hartline (82) receives instructions from his special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Miami won 27-13. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

Gary McCullough
CORRECTS ID TO SPECIAL TEAMS COACH DARREN RIZZI NOT ADAM GASE Miami Dolphins special teams coach Darren Rizzi stands on the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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CORRECTS ID TO SPECIAL TEAMS COACH DARREN RIZZI NOT ADAM GASE Miami Dolphins special teams coach Darren Rizzi stands on the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Gail Burton
Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams Darren Rizzi watches from the sidelines in an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 in London. (Margaret Bowles via AP)
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Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams Darren Rizzi watches from the sidelines in an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 in London. (Margaret Bowles via AP)

Miami Dolphins assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, left, and Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore (8) during an NFL preseason football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
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Miami Dolphins assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, left, and Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore (8) during an NFL preseason football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

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Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi directs his team against the Carolina Panthers in the first half of a preseason NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi directs his team against the Carolina Panthers in the first half of a preseason NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams Darren Rizzi watches from the sidelines in an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 in London. (Margaret Bowles via AP)
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Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams Darren Rizzi watches from the sidelines in an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 in London. (Margaret Bowles via AP)

Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams Darren Rizzi looks on from the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams Darren Rizzi looks on from the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Mark J. Terrill
Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi gestures as he speaks after an NFL football practice, Monday, June 5, 2017, at the Dolphins training facility in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Miami Dolphins associate head coach/special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi gestures as he speaks after an NFL football practice, Monday, June 5, 2017, at the Dolphins training facility in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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