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Important quotes from Sean Payton’s retirement press conference

On why now:

“Every year, you go to training camp. And the one unique thing about our job is it’s entirely different than your summer. And I don’t know if it was a year earlier, maybe depending on when Drew (Brees) retired. Look, he and I never discussed when his last game would be or when I’d be finished. I just felt like this season, it was challenging for everyone. But man, I felt like it was time...It was a personal decision of feeling like you know…It’s time. But not with any regret. There’s some excitement like alright, what next?