Sean Payton may have stepped down as the New Orleans Saints’ head coach, but as he’s said before, he has “fleur-de-lis tattoos that can’t come off.” The former Saints coach embraced his old team’s rivalry with the Atlanta Falcons like few others, taking every opportunity to spurn the dirty birds in taunting their fans at games or taking shots at them in sponsorship commercials.
But on Sunday, Payton issued what feels like a definitive statement. Or at least a hot take. During his spot on the FOX Sports pregame show, Payton commented “I’ve got to say it’s not a rivalry anymore. It stopped 16 years ago.”
