By Advocate Sportswriters
Sunday’s game marked the first trip back to the Superdome for Eagles and former Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins.
Payton wishes he had never let him leave.
“I hate that he got out of here. That’s probably as big a mistake as we’ve made in our 13 years here,” Payton said candidly.
Jenkins played his first five seasons with the Saints, helping them make their winning Super Bowl run in 2009 as a rookie. But when his contract expired following the 2013 season New Orleans did not make an offer to keep him.
Jenkins instead signed a three-year deal with Philadelphia and became a stalwart on the Super Bowl-winning Eagles last season.
Jenkins was on the wrong end Alvin Kamara’s touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. After the play, the cameras caught him flipping off Payton. ...
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