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Ex-NFL head coach Sean Payton stepped away from the sidelines following the 2021 season after 15 seasons with the New Orleans Saints.
He has discovered himself a job as a studio analyst, a gig that Payton says he’s having fun with greater than he initially thought.
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton reacts throughout an NFL sport in opposition to the Miami Dolphins at Caesars Superdome on Dec. 27, 2021 in New Orleans.
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Nevertheless, the pull of the sidelines has not gone away.
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“I actually get pleasure from what I’m doing proper now,” Peyton stated on the “New Orleans.Soccer” podcast. “Extra perhaps than I believed. If the precise state of affairs offered itself, Mike, I might undoubtedly have an interest. And there’s no utopia, if you’ll with regards to groups. If I felt prefer it was the precise state of affairs, I might have an curiosity in that.”
Despite the fact that Peyton is having fun with his new job away from the sport, the Tremendous Bowl champion coach nonetheless seems to have the itch to be on the sidelines.
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“This previous weekend’s game versus Tampa was the primary time that I had a model of FOMO [fear of missing out],” Payton continued. “I used to be jealous of everybody that was there. Together with random Bruce Arians on the sideline.”
New Orleans head coach Sean Payton watches his staff heat up previous to the beginning of the NFL sport between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons on Jan. 9, 2022 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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Ought to Payton resolve to return to teaching for the 2023 NFL season, he would immediately vault to the highest of the record for groups searching for a brand new face of the franchise.
In his 15 seasons with New Orleans, Peyton went 152-89, making the playoffs 9 instances and profitable Tremendous Bowl XLIV in 2010.
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He’s the all-time chief in video games coached, wins and playoff wins in New Orleans franchise historical past.
Former NFL coach Sean Payton speaks throughout an interview on day 3 of SiriusXM At Tremendous Bowl LVI on Feb. 11, 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Payton was linked to the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins head teaching positions in the course of the offseason earlier than taking a place with FOX as a studio analyst.
The Dolphins in the end employed Mike McDaniel as their head coach, and Cowboys’ head coach Mike McCarthy is within the third 12 months of a five-year deal in Dallas.
