The Saints have struggled to solidify the quarterback position since the retirement of franchise legend Drew Brees. Coach Dennis Allen, who inherited the job vacated by Sean Payton, has also struggled in his first year leading the team, which is 6–9 on the year. On Tuesday, ProFootballTalk posted a pretty spicy rumor about both crucial spots, and it caught the attention of star wide receiver undefined.
In a post titled, “Could we see Sean Payton and Tom Brady in New Orleans next year?,” Mike Florio writes that a source tells him that Payton returning to coach the Saints after one year away is the “’worst-kept secret’ in league circles.” The Brady portion of the piece isn’t sourced, but he writes, “why not the Saints,” which would have its offensive guru coach in Payton back, for free-agent-to-be Brady.
That was all Thomas had to see to share the item to his Instagram story on Thursday, per Saints reporter Nick Underhill. The story has since been deleted.
