O'Dea was special teams coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season. The Saints have had three blocked kicks impact games this season: one was returned for a touchdown by the Giants, one was returned for a game-winning two-point conversion by the Broncos and one was returned last week by the Panthers that helped set up a touchdown. Rookie kicker Wil Lutz also has had a couple of kicks deflected this season.
“This is an ego-less business, a guy like Kevin is a big hire for us. He was fired up, he got up in today and started putting in a plan.