I told my agent, I want to focus on the Saints more than these other ones'
By John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com
There were other job openings for a tight ends coach that initially were on Clancy Barone’s radar, but they fell to the wayside once he saw that the New Orleans Saints needed one.
"When I saw the opening come up, and I had some various opportunities that my agent was trying to get me involved with when I saw this one come available, I told (my agent), 'I want to focus on the Saints more than these other ones that we're talking to right now,'" Barone said. "With their history of tight end play, with great ownership, and also for the fact that I felt very strongly about working for a guy like Dennis (Allen)."
Allen, the Saints' head coach, said one of the characteristics he was looking for during the hiring process of five coaches this offseason was familiarity, a sense of knowing exactly what he was getting.
In Barone, who's entering his 18th NFL season, Allen gets that.
After 17 years coaching in college, Barone got his first NFL job in Atlanta, where he was an assistant offensive line coach in 2004, then tight ends coach in 2005 and 2006. Allen was a Falcons defensive assistant in 2004-05, helping with the defensive line, after spending his first two NFL seasons as Atlanta's defensive quality control coordinator.
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