New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen talks with New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis (56) during a timeout as New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton Sean Payton looks on ...

New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen sounds like he's had it with Sean Payton's attempts to reconnect with former players and coaches in the Mile High City. As head coach of the Denver ...

Dennis Allen is getting a second chance to be an NFL head coach — this time with a Saints franchise he helped transform into a contender with Sean Payton. <p>The Saints' replacement for Sean ...

The Saints fired head coach Dennis Allen earlier this week. Allen, 52, had two different stints under Payton with the Saints, including a run as the team's defensive coordinator from 2015-2021.

TAMPA, Fla. — Dennis Allen gave the game ball to the entire team. He really should've kept it for himself. The Saints' defensive coordinator, pushed into head coaching duties after Sean Payton ...

Sean Payton vs. Dennis Allen. The guy who set the standard for the New Orleans Saints vs. the guy trying to meet those standards. Payton, the offensive guru whose team ranks toward the bottom in ...

It's also a reminder that Allen was elevated into the role in essentially uncontested fashion after Sean Payton retired. Payton abdicated his position on Jan. 25, 2022, and Allen was named the ...

Former head coach Sean Payton, who departed the club following the 2021 season but is still contract-controlled by the Saints through the 2024 season, has loomed large in the latest coaching cycle.

Dennis Allen was supposed to be the continuation of the Sean Payton era for the New Orleans Saints. Instead, he brought it to its logical conclusion. Allen held serve for two seasons, keeping an ...

Most recently, Allen was served as defensive coordinator for the Saints from 2015-2022, when he was then named head coach following Payton's departure, he would hold that job until he was fired ...