Amid the whirlwind of Sean Payton stepping down from his position as the Saints head coach yesterday, a very interesting piece of news bubbled up out of nowhere.
Essentially, had Anthony Davis not requested a trade out of New Orleans on January 28, 2019, Sean Payton would reportedly have soon thereafter become the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, per Mike Florio’s new book, Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn’t).
The year was 2019. The month, January. The Cowboys had won 10 of 16 games, along with a wild-card contest against the Seahawks.