If the Saints and the Broncos came to an impasse over Payton, what would the NFL do? Or should I say Gayle Benson vs the Waltons? The NFL isn't stupid.
That was never gonna happen. In every interview Payton gave in the offseason last year, he said that Loomis agreed to let him go.
Now for comparison, if you watch the 30 For 30 film, “The Two Bills,” Kraft did state that the League did steer Parcells from the Patriots to the Jets.