SURPRISED! – Saints’ Darren Rizzi breaks down viral moment with Matthew Hayball and Alvin Kamara

SURPRISED! – Saints’ Darren Rizzi breaks down viral moment with Matthew Hayball and Alvin Kamara

An incident occurred when Darren Rizzi took a swing at punter Matthew Hayball during the New Orleans Saints’ victory over the New York Giants.

During the first half against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, head coach Darren Rizzi of the New Orleans Saints speaks with running back Alvin Kamara (41) and punter Matthew Hayball (43).

Second-year defensive tackle Bryan Bresee’s incredibly athletic play helped the New Orleans Saints defeat the New York Giants 14–11 on Sunday.

But Bresee’s game-ending blocked field goal wasn’t the only event from this game that caused a stir in the NFL community.

In the second quarter of the game, the Giants had a punt return for a touchdown that was called back because of a hold.

However, the aftermath of that play still become a story, because Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi absolutely unloaded on New Orleans punter Matthew Hayball.

The broadcast captured Rizzi slamming his hat and headset, and yelling at the rookie punter until Alvin Kamara came over to calm him down.

Many Saints fans applauded Rizzi for his passion and willingness to hold his players accountable, but some users on social media argued that the interim coach needed to calm down. Either way, it was a moment that Rizzi believed made the team better.

He explained that after the game, detailing the “passionate” exchange. Rizzi said that Hayball wasn’t executing the game plan, so he had to let him know. Whatever it was he said worked, because Rizzi explained that Hayball went on to do what they wanted him to do.

As for Kamara’s role, Rizzi detailed how he was trying to play peacemaker. The veteran running back told his head coach he didn’t know he could lose it on a punter like that. Rizzi appreciated Kamara’s leadership in that moment.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise how passionate Rizzi is about special teams, because prior to being named interim head coach, he was the teams special teams coordinator. That’s why it’s fitting special teams has played such a big role in his three wins as head coach, including on Sunday.

The Saints didn’t have their best day on special teams, in fact, Rizzi said it was the team’s worst special teams performance in recent memory. Still, the Saints sealed the game with a blocked field goal.