Saints hire their new injury rehab director from Kellen Moore's alma mater
It didn't take long for the New Orleans Saints to find a new director of rehab after Jonathan Gress left for a homecoming at Oklahoma earlier this month. NewOrleans.Football's Nick Underhill reports that the Saints hired Garrett Holle for that vacancy; he previously worked at Boise State as their assistant athletic director in sports performance and health and wellness.
Holle arrived at Boise State in 2023 and quickly climbed the ladder in their sports medicine department. He confirmed the move himself in an announcement from his official Instagram account, along with a message of thanks to all the friends he met at Boise State.
Good for him. Holle is a younger guy, having earned his bachelor's degree in biology at Fort Hays State in 2016 (coincidentally, Saints defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd was a member of the football team at the time) before studying further at Kansas and Northern Arizona. In-between completing his studies and working in college athletics, he was a physical therapist at several different private institutions.
Still, this is a big jump. And it carries a lot of pressure given the Saints' history with injuries and frustrating rehab experiences after surgery. Hopefully, Holle's fresh perspective makes a big difference in 2025 and beyond.
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