The massive deal was reportedly an alleged plan to pursue Payton and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady this offseason shortly after he retired. However, Brady retired and came out of retirement to return to the Buccaneers. And, had Payton decided to remain among the NFL coaching ranks in 2022, he explicitly stated that he would have remained with the Saints.
As for Payton going to Dallas, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones continues to deny rumors that his friend would not be joining the staff and replacing Mike McCarthy as coach. Payton worked on the Dallas coaching staff from 2003 to ’05 as an assistant head coach and quarterbacks’ coach.in June. “For him, the Cowboys, that’s just sheer out of the air. It’s well known we’re good friends and we think a lot of him as a head coach.
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theMMQB Sweet. Draft picks for us
GM_ReShuffle mlombardiNFL called it. dallascowboys new head coach 2023
So McCarthy will be coaching all season looking over his shoulders.
Everybody in the nfl media called this, why is it surprising?
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