Reggie Bush Believes the NBA Does a Better Job Than the NFL at Hiring Former Players as Coaches

The post-Drew Brees era has been relatively unkind to the New Orleans Saints.

Going from one of the greatest signal callers in NFL history to a revolving door of mid-tier talent is burdensome enough on its own, but their troubles havent stopped there.The franchise now finds itself with its second Head Coach since Sean Paytons departure in 2022, suggesting that there are just as many organizational problems as there are performance issues.

Ironically enough, however, Brees could once again prove to be the hero of New Orleans.During a recent appearance on the Up & Adams Show, the 13-time Pro Bowler, who was accompanied by his beloved former teammate, Reggie Bush, expressed his desire to be brought back into the fold.

Upon being asked if he had any desire to coach the Saints himself, Brees didnt necessarily shy away from the idea.I could see myself doing a lot of things in the football world.

Id really like to be involved at the NFL level, in some capacity, but were just going to have to see what that is.In light of his former quarterbacks comments, the 2005 Heisman trophy winner noted that he is 100% in full support of the idea of Brees taking over in New Orleans.

However, Bush suggested that he would like to be involved in that process as well.I would also 100% want to coach with him...

If I played with him, why wouldnt I coach with him?After Adams inquired about what was holding them back, the future first-ballot Hall of Famer joked that I dont know if the league is ready for us.

Former players, especially ones of Brees caliber, often see a readily available pipeline to coaching once theyve retired.Whether its Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions, J.J.

Redick and the Los Angeles Lakers, or Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes, the trend of former players venturing into coaching has become readily apparent in recent times.Nevertheless, Bush believes that the NBA, rather than the NFL, is better at discerning which players will make for the best coaches.pic.twitter.com/O5PGawrOHu Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) June 16, 2025One of the things I think the NBA does a great job of is they do a better job of hiring former players as coaches.

They also make the path a little bit easier for former players to go and coach.

I would love to see that narrative play out for the NFL and former players...

Its just very hard to get into that coaching cycle.Should Kellen Moore falter in his attempt to develop a homegrown talent in New Orleans, then there may just be a path to the sidelines for Brees after all.

His signing, while unlikely, would undoubtedly see the support of the Who Dat nation.Unfortunately, for both the fanbase and Brees himself, they will likely have to wait a few more years before such an idea could even be properly discussed by the franchises upper brass.

Moore has a proven track record when it comes to QB development, and he also has the same amount of Super Bowl wins as the Saints have in 58 years of existence, so its certainly worth giving him a shot before attempting to manifest a storybook head coaching scenario such as this.Then again, should Brees somehow manage to help the Saints go marching in again, he may very well find himself in line for a statue outside the Caesars Superdome.The post Reggie Bush Believes the NBA Does a Better Job Than the NFL at Hiring Former Players as Coaches appeared first on The SportsRush..

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