Marcus Robertson left holding pattern to become New Orleans Saints secondary coach
By John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com
Marcus Robertson wasn't aggressively looking for a new job, because he had one that he was hoping to keep.
But the one he had, as defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals, was in limbo after the franchise fired coach Kliff Kingsbury following last season. And though the team considered defensive coordinator (and Marrero native) Vance Joseph for the vacancy, there was no assurance that Joseph would be hired (and ultimately, Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon was hired as coach).
"I was in a holding pattern, with everything that was going on in Arizona," said Robertson, who spent four seasons with the Cardinals. "The situation was, I was hopeful that Vance Joseph would be taken into consideration for the Arizona opportunity, primarily because we work extremely well together, we had a lot invested in Arizona and personally, I felt like it could be fixed.
"With that and just being in a holding pattern, D.A. (New Orleans Saints Coach Dennis Allen) reached out to me and we started having conversations, things started to heat up a little bit. Me and D.A. go way, way back, so I was excited about the potential and the opportunity that presented as we started talking.
"Each day, everything started becoming a little bit more reality, started feeling like there was more and more of a chance that I would have the opportunity to be in New Orleans."
Full Story - NewOrleansSaints.com
More Saints News
https://www.si.com/nfl/broncos/news/scott-shanle-sean-payton-future-comment
https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2023/02/19/panthers-saints-jets-derek-carr-team-odds/
By John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com
Marcus Robertson wasn't aggressively looking for a new job, because he had one that he was hoping to keep.
But the one he had, as defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals, was in limbo after the franchise fired coach Kliff Kingsbury following last season. And though the team considered defensive coordinator (and Marrero native) Vance Joseph for the vacancy, there was no assurance that Joseph would be hired (and ultimately, Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon was hired as coach).
"I was in a holding pattern, with everything that was going on in Arizona," said Robertson, who spent four seasons with the Cardinals. "The situation was, I was hopeful that Vance Joseph would be taken into consideration for the Arizona opportunity, primarily because we work extremely well together, we had a lot invested in Arizona and personally, I felt like it could be fixed.
"With that and just being in a holding pattern, D.A. (New Orleans Saints Coach Dennis Allen) reached out to me and we started having conversations, things started to heat up a little bit. Me and D.A. go way, way back, so I was excited about the potential and the opportunity that presented as we started talking.
"Each day, everything started becoming a little bit more reality, started feeling like there was more and more of a chance that I would have the opportunity to be in New Orleans."
Full Story - NewOrleansSaints.com
More Saints News
https://www.si.com/nfl/broncos/news/scott-shanle-sean-payton-future-comment
https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2023/02/19/panthers-saints-jets-derek-carr-team-odds/