There hasn’t been much movement from the New Orleans Saints during free agency’s legal tampering period, but NFL Network’s report that they’ve shown interest in veteran cornerback Richard Sherman jumped onto the radar. The five-time Pro Bowler doesn’t just have one of his former coaches on New Orleans’ staff, in secondary coach Kris Richard; he’s got a big fan calling the shots in Sean Payton.
Back in 2014, after Sherman’s Seahawks defeated the 49ers to advance to Super Bowl XLVIII, Payton congratulated him on Twitter. And when Sherman visited the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with the 49ers for a pivotal regular season tilt in 2019, Payton gushed about the veteran.