New Orleans Saints hire Dave Ziegler as a personnel advisor

 

According to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans, the New Orleans Saints have brought on former Las Vegas Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler as a personnel counsellor.Football. Prior to the 2024 NFL draft, Ziegler served in an advising capacity with the Saints front office over the offseason. However, he is now an official

 

 

participant in the discussions. Throughout his lengthy career, Ziegler has played a variety of positions in the league, most notably with the Denver Broncos from 2010 to 2012, the New England Patriots from 2013 to 2021, and the Raiders from 2022 to 2023. The Saints wer

 

 

considering him for this fit because all of these positions involved scouting or personnel management in one way or another. Along with the Patriots, he won three Super Bowls, one of which was a 28-3 comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

 

 

He will join general manager Mickey Loomis, assistant general managers Jeff Ireland and Khai Harley, and others in the front office in scouting personnel for the Saints, and making decisions towards their future as a team. These types of roles are critical to the long-term success of a team in identifying and developing talent, and having the connections to winning that he has had previously is a good sign for what he can bring in this role.