After another 9-7 season and missing the postseason yet again, rumors began flying about New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton’s future in Atlanta. Would he be traded? What would the Saints get in return?
Then came the “Five on Five”.
On January 5th, the New Orleans Saints officially announced 5 assistant coaches, including Assistant Head Coach (and Linebackers “Coach”) Joe Vitt and Special Teams “Coach” Greg McMahon. Unsurprisingly, this move has all but halted the Sean Payton Trade rumors.
With Sean Payton’s name not being included in the list of fired coaches, but with the inclusion of names like Sean Payton’s BFF Joe Vitt, it was clear to most that Sean Payton would be sticking around for 2017 as a member of the New Orleans Saints.