Source: Saints expected to hire Joe Woods as new DC

The New Orleans Saints are expected to name Joe Woods their new defensive coordinator, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Monday.

Woods, who was fired as the Cleveland Browns' defensive coordinator after the season, will reunite with Saints head coach Dennis Allen. Woods was a defensive backs coach with the Raiders in 2014 when Allen was the team's head coach.

The Saints had co-defensive coordinators last season with Ryan Nielsen and Kris Richard sharing the duties. Nielsen was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as their defensive coordinator on Jan. 27 while Richard and the team parted ways on Feb. 1, a source confirmed to ESPN last week.

Allen, however, called the defensive plays last season,…