Darren Rizzi

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
17 135-135-0 50.00% 1-3 25.00%

Biography

Career Summary

Darren Rizzi is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the assistant head coach/special teams coordinator for the Denver Broncos since 2025. Prior to this season, he coached for the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints for sixteen seasons. His most recent position was with the Saints as their interim head coach/assistant head coach/special teams coordinator.

Personal Information

Rizzi was born on Tuesday, July 21, 1970.

History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2025 Denver Broncos Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 8-2-0 0-0
2024 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 2-7-0 0-0
2024 New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach / Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 3-5-0 0-0
2023 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 9-8-0 0-0
2022 New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator 7-10-0 0-0
2021 New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator 9-8-0 0-0
2020 New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator 12-4-0 1-1
2019 New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator 13-3-0 0-1
2018 Miami Dolphins Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 7-9-0 0-0
2017 Miami Dolphins Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 6-10-0 0-0
2016 Miami Dolphins Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 10-6-0 0-1
2015 Miami Dolphins Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 6-10-0 0-0
2014 Miami Dolphins Special Teams Coordinator 8-8-0 0-0
2013 Miami Dolphins Special Teams Coordinator 8-8-0 0-0
2012 Miami Dolphins Special Teams Coordinator 7-9-0 0-0
2011 Miami Dolphins Special Teams Coordinator / Assistant Special Teams Coach 6-10-0 0-0
2010 Miami Dolphins Assistant Special Teams Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2009 Miami Dolphins Assistant Special Teams Coach 7-9-0 0-0

Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win Seasons with a conference championship

Coach facts

  • Named the interim head coach during the 2024 season for the New Orleans Saints
  • Years as a coordinator: 15
  • Past teams coached for: Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins
  • College Attended: Rhode Island Rams
  • Date of Birth: Tuesday, July 21, 1970 (55 years old)