who is the head coach of the new orleans saints?
Sean Payton
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 Several weeks after the departure of those assistants , reports began to surface that O 'Brien had interviewed for the Houston Texans ' head coaching position to replace Gary Kubiak , who was fired late in the season . Subsequently , the two sides were reported to be negotiating a contract , and on January 3 , 2014 , the Texans held a press conference announcing O 'Brien as their new head coach . Assistant head coach and wide receivers coach Stan Hixon , safeties coach Anthony Midget , defensive coordinator John Butler , running backs coach Charles London , and strength coach Craig Fitzgerald submitted resignations on January 6 , and most were expected to follow O 'Brien to the NFL , leaving only offensive line coach Mac McWhorter , who was 63 years old and came out of retirement to coach at Penn State , defensive line coach Larry Johnson , a long @-@ time member of the staff , and tight ends coach John Strollo , as assistant coaches on the staff , and thus making Penn State more attractive of a coaching position to a new coach , as he could bring in his own staff . 

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 On the same day of Emery 's firing , two @-@ year head coach Marc Trestman was also fired , as was offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer . Quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh 's contract expired on the same day , and was not retained by the team . 

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 On January 15 , special teams coordinator Dave Toub announced that he is leaving the Bears for the Kansas City Chiefs . Two days later , it was announced that defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli would not return to the team . Eight assistants were also dismissed : quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates , running backs coach Tim Spencer , wide receivers coach Darryl Drake , tight ends coach Mike DeBord , offensive line coach Tim Holt , linebackers coach Bob Babich , defensive backs coach Gill Byrd , and offensive coordinator Mike Tice . To replace Bates and Spencer , Chicago hired Matt Cavanaugh and Skip Peete as quarterbacks and running backs coach , respectively . To take Marinelli 's place , the Bears hired Jacksonville Jaguars ' defensive coordinator Mel Tucker . On February 21 , Trestman 's staff was completed after the Bears hired Alabama coach Mike Groh as wide receivers coach . 

entailment
 After the bowl game , in February 2009 , the athletic department named offensive coordinator James Franklin the " head coach @-@ in @-@ waiting " , meaning that he would be the eventual successor to Ralph Friedgen . Upon the expiration of Friedgen 's contract in January 2012 , Franklin will be offered the position or paid a US $ 1 million contractual buyout . In June 2009 , Friedgen said he might like to stay an additional two years past his current contract , but athletic director Deborah Yow responded that the school could not afford the buyout . She said that any extension would have to be worked out between Friedgen and Franklin . 

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 Prior to the game , offensive tackle Blane Neufeld was pronounced unable to play due to a broken foot suffered two weeks prior to the San Francisco Bowl . 
