New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton confirmed that he had breakfast with Johnny Manziel before the Super Bowl in Houston last month. However Payton downplayed reports that his team was considering a deal for the disgraced free agent quarterback.
“It was my first time having a chance to talk to him. I’ll leave it at that,” Payton said Wednesday at the NFC coaches breakfast at the league meetings in Phoenix. “That was just what it was. I’m sure he’s got a handful of things he’s got to do step-wise to get himself back in position to sign with a club and play football again.