La’Roi Glover part of Saints coaching staff for preseason

Former Saints defensive tackle La’Roi Glover has been added to the team’s coaching staff for the preseason as part of the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program, Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune tweeted Monday.

The Saints will have a special addition to their coaching staff for the preseason: La'Roi Glover will be the team's Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching fellow. Glover is a Saints Hall of Famer and one of the most decorated defensive linemen in franchise history. pic.twitter.com/1DBZLZpIhK

— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) July 24, 2023

The Saints Hall of Famer shined for New Orleans from 1997 to 2001, collecting 50 sacks and 11 forced fumbles in 79 games.

Glover, 49, is currently a defensive line coach for XFL’s St. Louis BattleHawks. He has prior NFL experience coaching as an assistant defensive line coach with the New York Jets from 2017 to 2018 and the Los Angeles Chargers from 2019 to 2020.

The Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program is designed to use training camps, offseason workout programs and minicamps to give coaches opportunities to observe, participate, gain experience and ultimately gain full-time NFL coaching positions.