Curtis Johnson returns to tutor the Saints wide receiving corps in 2017 after having spent the 2016 season as wide receivers coach of the Chicago Bears. This will mark Johnson’s second stint on the New Orleans coaching staff, as he mentored Saints wideouts from 2006-11.
Johnson brings with him 33 years coaching experience, including four as head coach at Tulane and 29 seasons in all as a wide receivers coach at the NFL, collegiate and high school levels.
In 2016, Johnson instructed a Bears wide receiving corps that was hampered by injuries for much of the season, with fifth-year wideout Alshon Jeffrey still accumulating 821 receiving yards on 52 receptions (15.