If former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton were to completely walk away from football today, he would go down as one of the game’s greatest coaches. Many believe Payton won’t be done with football for good and that he is merely taking a break after an impressive 16-year run with the New Orleans Saints. One that included a Super Bowl victory in 2009, as well as two other NFC championship appearances.
But for Detroit Lions’ coach Dan Campbell, Payton is more than that.
“Sean was my mentor, man,” Campbell told the Lions’ media during a breakfast at the Senior Bowl on Wednesday morning.