New Orleans Saints punter Matthew Hayball was on the receiving end of interim head coach Darren Rizzi’s wrath during their game against the New York Giants on Sunday.
Hayball kicked a ball to returner Ihmir Smith-Marsette in the second quarter. Smith-Marsette made a move and took the kick all the way back for some the giants The thought was a touchdown, even nearly fumbling the ball on the way to the end zone.
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Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi is seen during the second half against the Los Angeles Rams at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on December 1, 2024. (Matthew Hinton-Imagn images)
As the Giants celebrated, players began to realize a flag had been thrown on the game. New York was called for holding, wiping Smith-Marsette’s punt return touchdown off the board.
Rizzi was seen on the sidelines ripping into Hayball. Saints run back Alvin Kamara had to come between his coach and his teammate. It was a 43-yard punt, but it looked like Rizzi was upset about the way it was kicked to Smith-Marsette.
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Matthew Hayball (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn images/file)
The Saints’ special teams clearly have a special place in Rizzi’s heart. He joined the Saints in 2019 as their special teams coordinator after serving in the same role with the Miami Dolphins. In 2022, he was promoted to special teams coordinator and associate head coach.
Rizzi took over as the team’s interim head coach midway through this season after New Orleans fired Dennis Allen.
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Darren Rizzi (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert/File)
He is 2-1 as head coach of the Saints, and the Saints were up 7-3 against the Giants at the time of the punter incident.
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