After reports emerged that Sean Payton would be stepping down as the Saints’ head coach, speculation immediately began as to whether Payton could land with another team — particularly the Cowboys.
At least for now, that doesn’t seem like it’s going to be the case.
Payton said he’s not retiring — “We’re not writing an obituary,” he said — and left the door open to coaching again in the future. But he doesn’t plan to get back into it immediately.
“There are going to be… I can’t control… I felt like 10 years went by and we talked about the other team for a lot. And I get it, I understand it,” Payton said, referring to the speculation. “But, no, my plans are not to be coaching in 2022. And that’s just how I feel.”
But after that? Depending on what Payton ends up doing this season and how much he does or doesn’t enjoy it, Payton could be back on a sideline somewhere in 2023.
