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Sean Payton Spotted at Chargers Game Leads to Heavy Speculation He Could Be Their Next Head Coach

After a few days of heavy speculation, it is now being reported that Sean Payton has made his decision on the future of his coaching career with the Saints

TAMPA, FL - NOVEMBER 08: Saints Head Coach Sean Payton walks amongst his players before the regular season game between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 08, 2020 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire)

Could Sean Payton be heading to city of Angels?

If Brandon Staley is out as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers following the 2022 season, the franchise could land one of the best coaches in football as his replacement. A longtime NFL personnel executive told Jason La Canfora of the Washington Post that he believes former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton “really wants” to coach Justin Herbert and the Chargers:

“[Dean] Spanos doesn’t like to pay his coaches, but once your quarterback starts making $50 million a year, you’re really going to be cheap about your head coach? Sean loves living in Southern California. You’ve got Herbert and some other blue chip players. That’s the fit.”

Payton, who is working for Fox Sports this season after stepping down as head coach of the Saints in January, said during an appearance on the NewOrleans Football podcast last month that he would be open to returning to an NFL sideline if the “right situation presented itself.”

Payton said, via ESPN:

“If the right situation presented itself, I would definitely be interested. And there’s no utopia, if you will, when it comes to teams, but if I felt like it was the right situation, I would have an interest in that. That all being said, that could come in a year, that could come in two years.”

Last night the former New Orleans Saints coach was spotted at the Chargers game, and of course Twitter went crazy.

See some tweets below:

Payton, who coached in New Orleans for 15 seasons, has two years remaining on his contract with the Saints after the 2022 season. If he were to return to coaching in 2023, New Orleans would need to be compensated.


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