People Had Plenty to Say About Kevin James Portraying Sean Payton in Upcoming Biopic

The first look at Kevin James portraying Sean Payton in the upcoming film Home Team has arrived.

The Happy Madison production follows the story of Sean Payton’s 2012 season spent coaching his son’s grade six football team while suspended for Bountygate.

See the trailer below:

Kevin James and Taylor Lautner partner up for HOME TEAM, based on the true story of New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton.

Taking the field January 28. 🏈 pic.twitter.com/c5AKM413OC

— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) December 14, 2021

As Payton faced a year-long suspension shortly after his Super Bowl XLIV win, he returned to his hometown and the film ultimately unfolds to be a great father-son story.

And of course, football fans expressed their anticipation for the film on social media.

Check out some reactions below:

I CANNOT WAIT https://t.co/7BvBPMVXrf

— Kay Adams (@heykayadams) December 14, 2021

they made Kidz Bop Bountygate I'm crying https://t.co/ZtSMckEGjr

— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) December 14, 2021

Okay I shit you not while watching this I was thinking to myself “I bet Rob Schneider played Gregg Williams just cuz AND THEN HE ACTUALLY SHOWED UP IN THE TRAILER skldldjekmfkxmclsksmvkencndkslwlalskvkakcndkejf https://t.co/HdOrI9AU14

— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) December 14, 2021

so taylor lautner could leave the house for this but not to reprise his role as sharkboy last year? alright😒 https://t.co/br52ioxvqB

— paul (@paulswhtn) December 14, 2021

This could pass Draft Day as the worst football movie ever made https://t.co/OTxzoNpYKt

— Zach Hicks (@ZachHicks2) December 15, 2021

This is was Saints fans have to look forward too in January 😂 https://t.co/I6TKZlfUca

— Stank Bastard (@StankBastard) December 15, 2021

is this part of the bountygate punishment https://t.co/h5vuFy9OZQ

— Hacksaw James Karst (@jameskarst) December 15, 2021

Great spin to take his year long suspension for putting bounties on opponents heads — and turning it into a feel good story about him and his kid. Incredible. 🤡🤡🤡 https://t.co/yrmIEqWoYx

— brian heintz (@bheintzskol) December 14, 2021

Someone should be arrested for this https://t.co/QsN5WLbTDt

— Patrick Simpson (@_PatrickSimpson) December 14, 2021

Dear Screenwriters,

Please stop depicting women who work in sports as not knowledgeable. You wouldn't do it for politics or medicine or if that character was a man.

Signed, women who *actually* work in sports https://t.co/ihvc9j5rVw

— Tess Quinlan (@TessQuinlan) December 14, 2021

THESE MFS GOT KEVIN JAMES AS THEIR COACH LMAOOOOOOO @Saints https://t.co/3EHqZaQ0My pic.twitter.com/DCheaaNzWr

— dunnah, tweeting from the fifth dimension (@JDunnah) December 14, 2021

As you can see, everyone is thoroughly amused by the trailer.

I’m definitely going to watch this, although I’m pretty sure it will be a huge waste of time…

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