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Jon Heath

Sean Payton has brought 22 ex-Saints to the Broncos (view them all)

Just call them the Denver Saints.

Since taking over as the Denver Broncos’ head coach last year, Sean Payton has hired 22 former New Orleans Saints. Payton, who won a Super Bowl with the Saints in 2009, has brought in 12 coaches (including a strength coach), two executives and eight players (but two of those players joined New Orleans after Payton left).

The most recent addition is new defensive backs coach Jim Leonhard, who spent training camp and preseason with the Saints as a safety in 2013. Several other coaches also played under Payton in New Orleans, including special teams assistant Chris Banjo, offensive line coach Zach Strief and offensive quality control coach Logan Kilgore.

The most notable former Saints players who now play for the Broncos are kicker Wil Lutz and tight end Adam Trautman, who are both scheduled to become free agents if they are not re-signed before March 13.

Here’s a quick list of all 22 ex-Saints who have joined Payton’s Broncos.

1
Mike Westhoff (assistant head coach)

(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

2
Pete Carmichael (senior offensive assistant)

(Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports)

3
Joe Vitt (senior defensive assistant)

(Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports)

4
Joe Lombardi (offensive coordinator)

(Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)

5
John Morton (pass game coordinator)

(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

6
Michael Wilhoite (OLBs coach)

(Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports)

7
Jim Leonhard (DBs coach)

(Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports)

8
Declan Doyle (tight ends coach)

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

9
Chris Banjo (assistant special teams coach)

(Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports)

10
Logan Kilgore (offensive quality control coach)

(Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports)

11
Zach Strief (offensive line coach)

(AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)

12
Dan Dalrymple (head strength and conditioning coach)

(Thomas Campbell-USA TODAY Sports)

13
Cody Rager (V.P. of player personnel)

(Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

14
Beau Lowery (V.P. of player health and performance)

(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

15
Dwayne Washington (running back, free agent)

(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

16
Michael Burton (fullback, free agent)

(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

17
Lil'Jordan Humphrey (wide receiver, free agent)

(Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports)

18
Adam Trautman (tight end, free agent)

(Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports)

19
Chris Manhertz (tight end)

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

20
Lucas Krull (tight end; did not play for Payton in NO)

(Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)

21
Wil Lutz (kicker, free agent)

(Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

22
Jordan Jackson (defensive line; did not play for Payton in NO)

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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