There was a special edition of the Monday Morning Quarterback published on Sports Illustrated on Friday morning (March 16).
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton detailed his feelings for owner Tom Benson, who died Thursday at age 90.
Among those feelings, Payton talks about how there was pressure from the league office to fire him during his 2012 one-year suspension, but Benson would have none of that, saying, "We're not doing that; he doesn't deserve that," and how the longtime owner was "blindsided" of the harsh nature of the penalty.
He also talks about Benson's handwritten notes, attention to detail and how "he had my back the entire way.