Amid rumors that New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton could be interested in other coaching jobs, a report came out Sunday that the team would “be inclined” to let him out of his contract if he did choose to pursue other job opportunities.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network wrote on Twitter Sunday morning, “If Sean Payton wanted to be a coaching free agent after this year, I’m told the #Saints would be inclined to let him out of his contract.”
This is interesting timing.
When rumors first started surfacing about a potential departure from New Orleans, the Saints were looking dead in the water.