According to 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis, Denver Broncos special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi is expected to interview for the Baltimore Ravens head coaching vacancy. He previously interviewed for the New York Giants head coaching position before they hired former Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. Now, Rizzi will interview for Harbaugh’s old job in Baltimore.
Rizzi, along with Vance Joseph and Davis Webb, can interview in person for these head coaching jobs starting next week after the Championship games. If the Broncos lose, all three coaches will be eligible to be hired that week, but if they advance to the Super Bowl, interested teams will have to wait until after the Big Game to officially hire them.
Back in 2024, Rizzi served as the New Orleans Saints’ interim head coach and ended up being a popular coach amongst the fans and players during his short stint there. He did interview for the job last season, but it ended up going to Kellen Moore instead. Rizzi would then reunite with Sean Payton in Denver to be his special teams coordinator with the Broncos.
It was a slow start for Rizzi with the Broncos as the special teams unit had some struggles. However, the unit continued to improve as the season went on and became a reliable strength of this team. Kicker Wil Lutz was mostly automatic this season, rookie punter Jeremy Crawshaw improved as the year went on, the coverage units were solid, and returner Marvin Mims Jr. was a weapon and had a punt return touchdown.
Rizzi will be the third Denver Broncos coach to interview for the Ravens head coaching position. The Ravens met virtually with Vance Joseph and Davis Webb during the Broncos bye week and now will meet with Rizzi sometime in the future.
The Ravens moved on from Harbaugh after a disappointing season and will be looking for someone to turn them back into Super Bowl contenders and get MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson and that offense back on track.
