Phil Galiano, the assistant for the New Orleans Saints, interviews with the Buccaneers.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are interviewing Phil Galiano, the special teams assistant for the New Orleans Saints, for the role of special teams coordinator. This information was reported by Nick Underhill of neworleans.football. Galiano spent five seasons as a member of the Saints. For the past few years, New Orleans’ special teams have been among the best in the NFL, thanks to special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi. rookie K, undrafted In 2023, Blake Grupe made 30 of 37 field goals and converted all 40 of his extra point attempts.
Lou Hedley, an undrafted rookie punter, ranked among the NFL’s best when it came to punts within an opponent’s 20-yard line but his net average was close to the bottom of the league. With his first All-Pro selection, second-year wide out Rashid Shaheed averaged 13.6 yards per punt return. When it came to punt and kick coverage, the Saints led the league. They gave up a pitiful 5.6 yards per punt return and just 18.8 per kickoff return.
Galiano worked as a special teams coach and defensive consultant at Penn State in 2017 and 2018 before coming to the Saints. This past weekend at the Senior Bowl, he served as the National Team’s special teams coach. Galiano used to be employed by the Buccaneers. In 2012 and 2013, he worked with Tampa Bay as an assistant on special teams. His sole coaching job in the NFL before to joining the Saints was this. Galiano would be the sixth assistant from New Orleans to go during the offseason if he were to leave. Last month, the Saints announced the departure of senior offensive assistant Bob Bicknell, offensive line coach Doug Marrone, wide receiver coach Kodi Burns, and offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael. Joel Thomas, the RB coach, left to take a similar job with the New York Giants, therefore they also lost him.
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