Sean Payton was approached by potential future owners of the Washington Commanders before he agreed to become head coach of the Denver Broncos, he told SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio on Friday:
Mad Dog Sports Radio"There were a lot of different things in play."<br><br>Sean Payton tells <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AdamSchein</a> there was interest from potential Commanders' ownership groups that reached out about him coaching in Washington D.C. <br><br>LISTEN u2b07ufe0fu2b07ufe0fu2b07ufe0f <a href="https://t.co/zryvRRLOps">pic.twitter.com/zryvRRLOps</a>
"Everyone's waiting to see what happens in Washington," Payton told host Adam Schein (h/t Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk). "And there was some interest from some potential ownership groups that are gonna be bidding on, that currently had bid on that team, that were getting ahead of the game, saying, 'Hey, if we get awarded this team, would you?