Sean Payton’s retirement from the New Orleans Saints sent shockwaves through the NFL this week.
Since his retirement from the New Orleans Saints this week, Payton says “two teams” have reached out via “back channels” about his fit as a head coach in their programs. It’s well-known that owner Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys and Payton, a former Dallas assistant, have a connection.
On Friday morning, Jones couldn’t help but talk at length about how great a coach Payton is as questions remain about Mike McCarthy after the Cowboys‘ disappointing end to the 2021-22 season.
“Sean [Payton] is easy and really pleasant to be around,” Jones said. “He does things that really help ball teams, and help motivate players. He’s got ‘it.’ … (His) natural, instinctive, leadership, or spontaneous type of approach to life, his approach to his team, his approach to his associates is a real asset to him.
“He makes the drudgery of the game, which is physical, boy, you need some lightness from time to time in there to handle the rigors of a football team, a season, or sometimes even a game. He knows how to punch those buttons.”
Payton has been adamant that while his departure from the sideline might be temporary, he is not specifically designed to jump into Dallas and take over.
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“I’m not looking at that path right now,” he said on the Dan Patrick Show. “At some point. I don’t think I’m finished coaching. But I was excited to get two or three calls from people in the TV industry.”
