Former Saints coach Sean Payton is expected to return to the NFL’s coaching ranks next season after taking a hiatus as a studio analyst with Fox during this current campaign. Payton has made his hopes of returning to the sideline well-known, but many believe that the former Super Bowl-winning coach will seek to specifically join a team that promises to contend as soon as possible and that has a talented quarterback for him to work with.
Among the names of signal-callers that’s started to arise in connection with Payton in recent weeks is Tom Brady, who becomes a free agent following the end of the Buccaneers’ 2022 campaign. Brady hasn’t had the sunniest of seasons in Tampa, as the NFC South champs scraped their way into the postseason despite being just 8–8 through 16 games.
Though the thought of a Payton and Brady-led franchise is more than enticing, the former admitted that there may be just a few too many “variables” for the two to link up on the same team in 2023.
