Brian Young ( American football ) Brian Young ( born July 8 , 1977 ) is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the St . Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League . He played college football at Texas - El Paso . Early years . Young Varsity letter lettered in High school football and Track and field track at El Paso Independent School District Andress High School in El Paso , Texas . As a senior he was All - District , All - City , and honorable mention All - State in football . College career . In 1996 , while Playing as a true freshman , Young finished his freshman year season with 13 tackles ( 3 for a loss ) and 1 . 5 sacks . As a sophomore in 1997 , Young finished his sophomore year season with 45 tackles , 7 for a loss , and 3 sacks . As a junior in 1998 Young was named All - WAC and had totaled 72 tackles ( 8 for a loss ) and 3 . 5 sacks . As a senior in 1999 at UTEP , Young was named the Western Athletic Conference WAC Defensive Player of the Year for an 84 - Tackle ( football move ) | tackle ( 16 for loss ) and 8 - Quarterback sack | sack season for the UTEP Miners football Miners . He ended his college career at UTEP with a total of 214 tackles ( 34 for losses ) and 16 sacks . Professional career . Pre - draft . Young was the strongest player in the UTEP football program , with a 435 - pound bench press and a 675 - pound squat St . Louis Rams . Young was drafted in the 5th round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the St . Louis Rams . On July 6 , 2000 , he signed a 3 - year contract worth $ 950 , 000 . As a rookie he played in 11 games and made six tackles . The following year he became a starter for the Rams , he recorded 40 tackles and 6 . 5 sacks and intercepted a pass for the NFC Champion Rams . In 2002 he played in all 16 games with 2 starts at defensive tackle and 1 start at left defensive end . For the season he had 36 tackles and 2 sacks . As a restricted free agent after the 2002 season , Young signed a one - year tender from the Rams for $ 610 , 000 . In 2003 he nearly duplicated his 2002 statistics by recording 38 tackles and 2 sacks but in 2003 he had five fumble recoveries . On November 9 , 2003 , Young tied an NFL record with three fumble recoveries against the Baltimore Ravens and was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week . Young became 15th player in NFL history to recover three fumbles in a game . He also had a career - high 11 tackles , a sack , one quarterback pressure and a forced fumble in the Rams ' 33 - 22 win . New Orleans Saints . On March 11 , 2004 , Young signed a four - year , $ 10 million free - agent contract with the New Orleans Saints . As a starter for the Saints in 2004 Young had 59 tackles and 2 . 5 sacks . In 2005 he had 51 tackles but failed to record a sack . In 2006 the Saints were the NFL ' s Cinderella story and Young contributed 46 tackles and 5 . 5 sacks . In 2007 Young had a pneumonia - shortened year , playing in only 9 games but still he recorded 3 sacks and 18 tackles . On February 29 , 2008 , the Saints re - signed DT Brian Young to a three - year , $ 12 million contract . Following a second straight season in which he was placed on injured reserve , he was released on April 28 , 2009 . Coaching . On July 10 , 2009 , KTSM - TV , also known as NewsChannel 9 , the NBC affiliate based in El Paso , Texas reported that he had retired from the NFL due to his injuries and was considering going into coaching . Though knee injuries ended Brian Young ' s playing career after nine seasons . He spent the 2009 and 2010 season with the Saints as an unpaid assistant coach intern . As of 2011 Brian Young is a paid defensive coach for the New Orleans Saints .