The NFL could see its first blockbuster coaching trade since 2002 this offseason.
Coaching trades are rare in the NFL because they involves sending draft picks in exchange for the rights to the coach's contract, but the market for former New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton might change that. A coaching trade has not involved a first-round pick since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers acquired Jon Gruden from the Raiders in 2002 for two picks in the first round and two in the second.
Payton stepped down from his coaching position in 2022 after 15 seasons with New Orleans, where he compiled a 152-89 record and won Super Bowl XLIV.