METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints are filling out their coaching staff with an encouraging mix of old and new faces.
Curtis Johnson is returning to the Saints as wide receivers coach, according to a source, filling the same role he had as a member of Sean Payton’s original staff from 2006-11 before he left to become a head coach at Tulane and wide receivers coach with the Chicago Bears.
Also, the Saints are hiring Washington Redskins assistant special teams coach and former NFL long-snapper Bradford Banta as their special teams coordinator, per a source. They will retain Kevin O’Dea as a special teams assistant after he was hired midway through last season.