Jeff Duncan said that Payton wanted to come back to the Saints, but the Saints said no.
Regardless of how any of feel about Jeff Duncan, the man makes his living reporting on the Saints and does have connections. I doubt he'd openly state something that flammable without having confidence in his source.
Just in time for the Saints best defensive coach to now be coaching for the dumb idiot red birds.
I was sure there was even more than the Jeff Duncan reporting. Didn't Loomis talk about it when he was interviewed or a podcast guest? I could have sworn he mentioned the interest, but Dennis Allen was their coach.