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TeamPlayer1 · (This post was last modified: 03-21-2012 09:02 PM by Radical.)

I think Sean Payton will be coaching the Dallas Cowboys in 2013. Jerry Jones will make him an offer he can't refuse and a payout to Benson.

A fresh start for Payton.

Sporkdevil · 03-23-2012, 11:26 AM

I don't think you can negotiate with head coaches of other teams. Reminds me a bit of Gruden going from Oakland to Tampa.

AsylumGuido · 03-23-2012, 12:04 PM

(03-23-2012 11:26 AM)Sporkdevil Wrote: I don't think you can negotiate with head coaches of other teams. Reminds me a bit of Gruden going from Oakland to Tampa.

Yup. That would be tampering. Payton just signed a new deal last September that locks him in through 2015. He's not going anywhere ... other than to his house that he just bought and now may need to sell in Dallas for the next year.

Rolleyes

Jesus · 03-23-2012, 09:56 PM

I'm sure the moment the verdict was announced, NFL Network, CBS, NBC, Fox and ESPN all contacted his agent. Payton and his visor will be patrolling the desk of some NFL themed program every Sunday.

AsylumGuido · 03-23-2012, 10:34 PM

(03-23-2012 09:56 PM)Jesus Wrote: I'm sure the moment the verdict was announced, NFL Network, CBS, NBC, Fox and ESPN all contacted his agent. Payton and his visor will be patrolling the desk of some NFL themed program every Sunday.

Absolutely. He'll make up the pay. The guy is a genius.

hitwriter · 03-24-2012, 01:20 AM

(03-23-2012 10:34 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote: Absolutely. He'll make up the pay. The guy is a genius.

Shortly after the sanctions were announced, CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman pointed out that Payton had "long been on the league's radar, and not in a good way."

Freeman continued: "To the NFL, and to almost everyone else in football not within the state of Louisiana, Payton has been the most arrogant man in the sport for the past several years. The league warned him about his association with felonious skunk Michael Ornstein, who has twice been convicted of fraud. Payton mostly ignored them. Later, the NFL determined Ornstein actually placed a bounty bet.

"When a lawsuit by the team's former head of security, an ex-FBI agent, alleged there was a cover-up of Vicodin abuse, Payton's name eventually surfaced as part of the legal action. Payton denied any wrongdoing, and the league rolled its eyes.

"There were many other issues. To the NFL, the Saints were getting out of control, and to the NFL, Payton has been the reason."

Now Payton's out nearly $8 million in salary and he can't return to coaching until 2013.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on...ty-scandal

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/17947266