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Well, this is stunning. Multiple reports linked New Orleans Saints defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen to the LSU Tigers as a favorite to land their open coordinator job, but on Thursday it was widely reported that he would be staying in New Orleans.
Initially, it appeared the Saints wouldn’t allow Nielsen out of his contract so that he could return to the college ranks (he was first hired out of N.C. State, having coaching their defensive line and worked as recruiting coordinator). And then ESPN’s Mike Triplett reported that the negotiations resulted in Nielsen inking a three-year contract extension with the Saints as well as the title of assistant head coach.
That’s the same title New Orleans previously issued to tight ends coach Dan Campbell, who is expected to become the next Detroit Lions head coach. His prominent role on Sean Payton’s staff catapulted him onto the NFL’s radar, and it appears Nielsen is poised to follow a similar path.
This is hardly welcome news for the many LSU fans within the Who Dat Nation, though. Nielsen had a well-established history with Tigers coach Ed Orgeron as one of his former players (at USC) and past assistants (at Ole Miss), and Nielsen might have been a solid replacement for short-lived coordinator Bo Pelini. But LSU will have to go in a different direction now that Nielsen is staying in New Orleans to continue developing the Saints defensive front.
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