Report: Saints Sign Mike Nolan

Nolan to NOLA.

Three weeks and 4 days ago, news broke that the New Orleans Saints parted ways with, among other assistants, longtime LBs Coach (and interim Head Coach) Joe Vitt. Today Sirius XM Radio, his most recent employer, confirmed that Vitt’s replacement is none other than Mike Nolan, per Nick Underhill of the Advocate.

Source: Saints hire Mike Nolan to serve as linebackers coach https://t.co/yAPOzyrTbt via @theadvocatebr

— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) January 30, 2017 Nolan started his coaching career in 1981 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Oregon. He would coach defense at the collegiate level until 1987 (including a 2-year stint at LSU), when he joined…