Sean Payton’s surprise resignation as New Orleans Saints head coach instantly set off discourse that he could finally end up coaching the Dallas Cowboys. Just, not this year, when Payton intends to turn to broadcasting like his old quarterback Drew Brees and see if he likes it.
But all that chatter linking Payton to Dallas isn’t going away. And it won’t quiet down with Mike McCarthy steering the Cowboys from one iceberg into another. Payton has been known as the one who got away from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for nearly two decades now, and every bump in the road is going to raise questions about just what lengths he could go to for Payton to come coach for him.
