Jeff Duncan on Sean Payton 2023

Payton will not go to the Rams. The reason he left the Saints was he did not like how its future looked. If McVay leaves, the reason will be the Rams' future looks bleak. That is not the type of team Payton is looking to coach.

And Payton is not coming back. I heard an interesting morning discussion on 1420 in Lafayette where it was said that everything we have heard from and about Payton for the past 12 months has been orchestrated by team Payton. Everything. The interviews. The big dinner for the New Orleans sports media earlier this year--does anyone really believe it was an act of friendship or appreciation rather than the blatant marketing of the Payton brand.