Sean Payton, former New Orleans Saints coach, strongly hints at next job
By Keith Farner
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Sean Payton, who stepped down from coaching the New Orleans Saints after this past season, has long been expected to move into a role in television.
Payton told reporters on Tuesday at the Zurich Classic Celebrity Shootout golf tournament that a job in the media was materializing. Payton didn’t want to speak in front of his presumptive employer, but he referred to it being a studio job.
Payton coached the Saints to a 152-89 regular-season record and 9 playoff appearances in 15 seasons, including leading the 2009 Saints to winning the NFL title.
Former saints coach Sean Payton said he’s joining the media this year. When asked if a job was materializing he said, “I think so, I just don’t want to be the one that puts my foot in my mouth before the company does. But it is. Soon. Probably a studio job.”
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“I don’t like the word retirement,” Payton said the day he announced he would step down, per the Associated Press. “I still have a vision for doing things in football. And I’ll be honest with you, that might be coaching again at some point. I don’t think it’s this year, I think maybe in the future. That’s not where my heart is right now.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
