Dennis Allen Leaves Saints to Join Broncos as Defensive Coordinator
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The Denver Broncos have hired New Orleans Saints secondary coach Dennis Allen as their new defensive coordinator.
The team announced the hiring of Allen, the Broncos‘ sixth defensive coordinator in six years, via Twitter late Monday soon after it was reported by Foxsports.com
Allen, 38, was interviewed for the job last week by John Fox, who has been assembling his staff since becoming the Broncos coach on Jan. 13. Several positions still need to be filled though with the addition of Allen, both coordinators are in place. Mike McCoy, the offensive coordinator under fired coach Josh McDaniels, was retained by Fox. McCoy also spent seven years as an assistant under Fox when he was coach of the Carolina Panthers.
Allen replaces Don “Wink” Martindale. It’s unclear whether the Broncos will remain a 3-4 defense or return to the 4-3 alignment that Fox favored during his nine seasons in Carolina. Fox has said it could go either way.
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