Saints coach Sean Payton is a common sight at the annual Zurich Classic golf tournament, or at least in the celebrity shootout portion of the event, where he’s enjoyed showing off the sneakers Michael Thomas gifted him. And he’s been joined by many of his former players, ranging from Pro Bowl kicker Wil Lutz to Mark Ingram, the franchise’s all-time leader in touchdown runs. This time around, he’s meeting up with quarterback Taysom Hill.
And Hill wasn’t alone. Among the celebrities hitting the greens was the actor Anthony Mackie, a New Orleans local and avid Saints fan who has recently taken on a prominent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe “Avengers” franchise before headlining his own miniseries, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.