Saints to interview Vikings DB coach Daronte Jones for vacant defensive coordinator position on Saturday

The New Orleans Saints will kick off their defensive coordinator search by interviewing Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach/pass game coordinator Daronte Jones on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jones has also had interviews with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears for their vacant DC positions during this coaching cycle.

The Vikings recorded a league-high 24 interceptions in 2024 under Jones, with CB Byron Murphy emerging as a star and logging six of his own (tied for third-most in the league), earning his first-ever Pro Bowl selection.

Before returning to Minnesota in 2022 after serving as defensive backs coach in 2020, Jones had stints with the Miami Dolphins as assistant defensive backs coach (2016-2017) and the Cincinnati Bengals as cornerbacks coach (2018-2019) and was the defensive coordinator at LSU during the 2021 season.