Sean Payton's deal with Saints voided by NFL

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Within the past year, the multiyear contract extension the Saints announced for Sean Payton in September 2011 was voided by the NFL, making the suspended head coach a free agent after this season and casting questions on how long he will remain in New Orleans, according to league sources.

Payton is expected to become the NFL's most sought-after head coach after this season and there already is speculation in league circles that he could wind up returning to Dallas, where he worked as the assistant head coach from 2003 to 2005, during which time the Dallas Cowboys brought in quarterback Tony Romo, who attended the same college, Eastern Illinois, as Payton.

Just as Payton's role in the bounty scandal has been an ongoing saga with the NFL for the past year, so has his contract.

As recently as March, when Payton was visiting NFL offices to appeal his yearlong suspension in the bounty scandal, he asked NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for the status of his contract extension and was told it was unsatisfactory as it initially was constituted, sources said.

At issue in the contract was one specific clause that would have enabled Payton to walk away from the deal if general manager Mickey Loomis was suspended, fired or left the New Orleans organization, sources said.

The league believed that any such language in Payton's contract would set a bad precedent for other coaching contracts and rejected the deal well before Loomis was suspended for the first eight games this season for his part in the bounty scandal.

Dating back to roughly the start of this year, the two sides engaged in numerous subsequent conversations to try to resolve the issue but never did.

In the interim, the league has granted Payton permission to work for Saints owner Tom Benson's NBA New Orleans team, and the suspended head coach has been doing some spot work there to earn income.



Some in the league office believe Payton's contract could toll -- meaning the last year would be put on hold, tying him to New Orleans for the 2013 season -- but there is no evidence to confirm that possibility. Until now, the league has not been asked to review or rule on the contract, according to sources, though some believe it eventually could.

To others, there is no issue. Payton will be a free agent. Some believe Payton's strong relationship with Benson will be enough to keep him in New Orleans long term.

But others are more skeptical, knowing that the suspended head coach has undergone some personal changes in his life that have included going through a divorce and spending plenty of time in Dallas. He bought a house in the city early last year.

When Benson initially announced last year the extension for Payton that never got league approval, he said: "I am very pleased to announce this contract extension today for Sean that will run through the 2015 season. Our goal is to continue to build a tradition of winning here in New Orleans and Sean represents that tradition."

Jason Garrett's first full season as head coach for the Cowboys in 2011 ended with an 8-8 record and losses in four of the last five games, including a de facto NFC East Championship Game against the New York Giants, which kicked off their run to a Super Bowl title.

The Cowboys are 3-4 entering a Sunday night, Week 9 game at Atlanta.

For Garrett, last season was the first of a four-year contract, the financial terms of which are unknown. He was the highest paid assistant coach in the league at $3 million a season before taking over the head coaching job.

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[tigstah]

i'd say he bounces....bye bye saints......

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Jason Garret performs the best oral of any HC not named Marvin Lewis. If he ends the season on a highnote Jerry will fool himself into thinking another shot is ok for Jason.
Sean Payton didnt seem to keen on Jerry and the front office when he was here. But his ego and opportunity will make the decision a tough one if it presents itself.

 

[Maynard]

how could any real coach work for jerry? no offense, but he is the problem in dallas. no coach can fix that

i think payton will stay in NO...he took one for the team and from what hear has a great relationship with the owner and gm

 

[ralaw]

I don't see Payton wanting to deal with the Cowboys, the owner, and their overall drama. He has it really good in NO and certainly has a better QB. However, Payton is the type of ego that the Cowboys need as the HC, which is why I don't see Jones letting it happen.

 

[kmanharris]

Just teasing me with this news. I would LOVE to have Payton back on the payroll. But as Ralaw, and I'm sure others have said, I doubt Jerry's ego will allow it.

 

[killgod]

after watching Jerruh's clip from post game, not sure why any coach worth his salt would consider Dallas.

The new Raiders and Jerruh's gonna live till 110.

 

[ralaw]

after watching Jerruh's clip from post game, not sure why any coach worth his salt would consider Dallas.

The new Raiders and Jerruh's gonna live till 110.

LOL, I thought his "I watched the tape" comment was classic Jerruh.

 

[UMnPluke]

Payton would probably be the best fit of just about any head coach for Dallas, since he's already proven himself to have enough knowledge to basically run the whole show by himself. And as others have said, that in and of itself is why Jerry will never let it happen.

 

[Derrville]

Would be number 2 on my Cowboys wish list. Right behind Jerry Jones disappearing from the face of the earth.

 

[KNUBB]

Don't get those hopes up Cowboys

Yesterday he said he will be back with the Saints in February

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

I think Parcells time here proved its not really a Jerry issue. This team has done a good job of drafting , they havent had any killer contracts , they position themselves well on draft day. Outside of his obsession with under performing/douchebag star WRs his player decisions have been sound.
On the other hand Wade , and Garret have simply been awful fits. Jerry will do what the coach will allow Jerry to do. Jimmy and Bill both kept his retardedness well in check. All other coaches just get stomped on by his personality. I wouldnt mind Rob Ryan as the HC and bring in Norv to call plays but fact is it really would take a unique coach to put up with constantly having to keep eager Jerry in docile moods.

 

[NAHSTE]

Was he trying to get paid in Vicodin or something?

 

[Houston]

Payton wouldn't be worried about a fool like Jerry Jones.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Payton isn't going anywhere. The Saints need him, and he's built up great relationships there. While Payton would be at the top of just about any teams wish list, the Saints have a lot of motivation to keep him. As far as Dallas is concerned, I doubt Payton would ever go back there.

 

[KNUBB]

Was he trying to get paid in Vicodin or something?

lol no it was an out clause in his contract that the NFL didn't like

 

[Rayman]

I think Parcells time here proved its not really a Jerry issue. This team has done a good job of drafting , they havent had any killer contracts , they position themselves well on draft day. Outside of his obsession with under performing/douchebag star WRs his player decisions have been sound.
On the other hand Wade , and Garret have simply been awful fits. Jerry will do what the coach will allow Jerry to do. Jimmy and Bill both kept his retardedness well in check. All other coaches just get stomped on by his personality. I wouldnt mind Rob Ryan as the HC and bring in Norv to call plays but fact is it really would take a unique coach to put up with constantly having to keep eager Jerry in docile moods.

They drafted for shit when Wade was in charge. Have done better since he got shitcanned.

The bigger problem is not that Jerry wants total control, it's that he wants to be in the spotlight. And whether he wants to admit it or not, it seriously undermines the head coach's authority.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Jacksonville Jaguars, please.