Rizzi has been with the Saints since 2019, starting out as the special teams coordinator, then adding the assistant head coach title in 2022. He was named interim head coach on November 4 after the team fired Dennis Allen. New Orleans went 3-5 over the team's final eight games to finish the season 5-12.

New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara has now weighed in on who he wants to be the next head coach of the franchise.