Saints rosters and coaches
New Orleans Saints assistant coach Joe Vitt will serve as the team's interim head coach in 2012, despite the fact that he will miss a six games for his role in team's bounty system.
ROSTER
(as of July 21)
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College
2 John Kasay K 5-10 210 22 Georgia
4 Sean Canfield QB 6-4 223 1 Oregon St.
5 Garrett Hartley K 5-8 195 5 Oklahoma
6 Thomas Morstead P 6-4 235 4 SMU
9 Drew Brees QB 6-0 209 12 Purdue
10 Chase Daniel QB 6-0 225 4 Missouri
11 Luke McCown QB 6-4 217 9 Louisiana Tech
12 Marques Colston WR 6-4 225 7 Hofstra
13 Joseph Morgan WR 6-1 184 2 Walsh
14 Andy Tanner WR 6-0 183 1 Midwestern St.
15 Courtney Roby WR 6-0 189 7 Indiana
16 Lance Moore WR 5-9 190 7 Toledo
17 Chris Givens WR 6-2 203 R Miami (Ohio)
19 Devery Henderson WR 5-11 200 9 LSU
20 A.J. Davis CB 6-0 183 R Jacksonville St.
21 Patrick Robinson CB 5-11 191 3 Florida St.
22 Jose Gumbs S 5-10 210 R Monmouth
23 Pierre Thomas RB 5-11 215 6 Illinois
24 Corey White CB 6-1 205 R Samford
25 Kamaal McIlwain CB 5-10 175 1 Newberry
27 Malcolm Jenkins S 6-0 204 4 Ohio St.
28 Mark Ingram RB 5-9 215 2 Alabama
29 Chris Ivory RB 6-0 222 3 Tiffin
31 Cord Parks CB 5-11 182 1 Northeastern
32 Johnny Patrick CB 5-11 191 2 Louisville
33 Jabari Greer CB 5-11 180 9 Tennessee
34 Laron Scott CB 5-9 179 R Ga. Southern
35 Korey Hall FB 6-0 236 6 Boise St.
36 Joe Banyard RB 5-11 213 R Texas-El Paso
37 Jerico Nelson S 5-10 216 R Arkansas
38 Johnny Thomas S 5-11 205 R Oklahoma St.
39 Travaris Cadet RB 6-1 210 R Appalachian St.
40 Jonathon Amaya S 6-2 205 3 Nevada
41 Roman Harper S 6-1 200 7 Alabama
42 Isa Abdul-Quddus S 6-1 220 2 Fordham
43 Darren Sproles RB 5-6 190 8 Kansas St.
44 Elbert Mack CB 5-10 175 5 Troy
45 Jed Collins FB 6-1 255 2 Washington St.
46 Kadarron Anderson LB 6-1 234 R Furman
47 Justin Drescher LS 6-1 235 3 Colorado
48 Aaron Tevis LB 6-3 234 R Boise St.
49 Marquis Johnson CB 5-11 203 2 Alabama
50 Curtis Lofton LB 6-0 241 5 Oklahoma
51 Jonathan Vilma LB 6-1 230 9 Miami (Fla.)
52 Jonathan Casillas LB 6-1 227 4 Wisconsin
53 Lawrence Wilson LB 6-1 229 1 Connecticut
54 Will Herring LB 6-3 241 6 Auburn
55 Ezra Butler LB 6-2 248 1 Nevada
56 Chris Chamberlain LB 6-1 238 5 Tulsa
57 David Hawthorne LB 6-0 246 5 TCU
58 Scott Shanle LB 6-2 245 10 Nebraska
59 Nate Bussey LB 6-2 220 1 Illinois
60 Brian de la Puente G 6-3 306 3 California
61 DeOn’tae Pannell G 6-5 323 R Penn State
62 Brayton Broughton DE 6-6 272 R TCU
63 Brian Folkerts C 6-4 310 R Washburn
64 Zach Strief T 6-7 320 7 Northwestern
65 Matt Tennant C/G 6-4 300 3 Boston College
66 Ben Grubbs G 6-3 310 6 Auburn
67 Andrew Tiller G 6-5 326 R Syracuse
68 Aderious Simmons T 6-7 310 R Arizona St.
69 Eric Olsen G 6-3 305 2 Notre Dame
70 Marcel Jones T 6-7 320 R Nebraska
71 Charles Brown T 6-5 297 3 USC
72 Fenuki Tupou T 6-5 323 2 Oregon
73 Jahri Evans G 6-4 318 7 Bloomsburg
74 Jermon Bushrod T 6-5 315 6 Towson St.
75 Tyrunn Walker DL 6-3 294 R Tulsa
76 Akiem Hicks DT 6-5 324 R Regina
77 Brodrick Bunkley DT 6-2 306 7 Florida St.
78 Scott Winnewisser T 6-5 301 R Cal Poly
79 Hutch Eckerson T 6-6 310 1 South Carolina
80 Jimmy Graham TE 6-7 265 3 Miami (Fla.)
81 Michael Higgins TE 6-5 242 2 Neb.-Omaha
82 Jake Byrne TE 6-4 260 R Wisconsin
84 Derek Moye WR 6-5 210 R Penn State
85 David Thomas TE 6-3 248 7 Texas
86 Kevin Hardy WR 6-0 186 R The Citadel
87 Adrian Arrington WR 6-3 192 3 Michigan
88 Nick Toon WR 6-4 218 R Wisconsin
90 Turk McBride DE 6-2 278 6 Tennessee
91 Will Smith DE 6-3 282 9 Ohio St.
92 Remi Ayodele DT 6-2 318 6 Oklahoma
93 Junior Galette DE 6-2 258 3 Stillman
94 Cameron Jordan DE 6-4 287 2 California
95 Martez Wilson LB/DE 6-4 252 2 Illinois
96 Tom Johnson DT 6-3 288 2 Southern Miss
97 Swanson Miller DT 6-4 310 1 Oklahoma St.
98 Sedrick Ellis DT 6-1 307 5 USC
99 Donavan Robinson LB 6-3 250 R Jackson St.
COACHING STAFF
INTERIM HEAD COACH: Joe Vitt
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Pete Carmichael Jr.
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Steve Spagnuolo
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR: Greg McMahon
Assistant HEAD COACH/LINEBACKERS: Joe Vitt
OFFENSIVE LINE/RUNNING GAME: Aaron Kromer
RUNNING BACKS: Bret Ingalls
QUARTERBACKS: Joe Lombardi
WIDE RECEIVERS: Henry Ellard
TIGHT ENDS: Terry Malone
DEFENSIVE LINE: Bill Johnson
SECONDARY: Ken Flajole
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING: Dan Dalrymple
Assistant DEFENSIVE LINE: Travis Jones
Assistant SECONDARY: Andre Curtis
Assistant SPECIAL TEAMS: Mike Mallory
Assistant STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING: Charles Byrd
OFFENSIVE Assistant/WIDE RECEIVERS: Carter Sheridan
DEFENSIVE Assistant/LINEBACKERS: Brian Young
COACHING ASSISTANTS: Frank Smith (offense), Marcus Ungaro (defense), Rob Wenning (weightroom).