The New Orleans Saints fired Dennis Allen as their head coach during the 2024 season after a 2-7 start, but it doesn't appear that he would have been gone it was up Saints general manager Mickey Loomis.

Dennis Allen doesn’t view his time as head coach of the New Orleans Saints as a failure: ‘I look at it as, they just decided they wanted to go in a different direction’

According to the betting markets, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is the favorite for the Saints head coaching job. Glenn has a long history in New Orleans as a player and a coach. Glenn is already scheduled to meet with the Saints this week due to the Lions' bye week.