"At long last, the New Orleans Saints announced Tuesday they have hired Steve Spagnuolo as the team's defensive coordinator, and two other coaches that were with the St. Louis Rams last season to guide the secondary in New Orleans.

Spagnuolo, who has been on the job in New Orleans for nearly two weeks, comes with a strong defensive résumé. He spent the past three years as the head coach of the Rams. Before that, he was the New York Giants defensive coordinator from 2007-08, and he was the architect of a defense that helped hold in check the previously undefeated New England Patriots in a 17-14 victory in Super Bowl XLII, a win against a team that had set an NFL regular season record with 589 points. The Giants sacked New England's Tom Brady five times and allowed only 45 rushing yards and no gains of more than 19 yards."