MIAMI — Earlier this year, the Dolphins were prepared to give tens of millions of dollars to Sean Payton to become their coach if everything had aligned. They hope they won’t need to think about doing that again. But if they do, they likely would face stiff competition.
According to a source close to Payton, he was flattered by Miami’s interest in him to become their coach this season but also preferred to take a break from coaching in 2022.
Though a report indicated that Miami offered him five years and $100 million, a team source insists that offer was never made because the Dolphins were never granted permission by the Saints to speak with him after they requested permission, and because the Dolphins did not want to do anything that could result in tampering charges and loss of draft picks.
