Jerry Jones has long stated he would have loved for Sean Payton to become the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
His wish might come true.
Payton has stepped down from being Saints Head Coach and is now a free agent. Does that mean Jerry will fire Mike McCarthy? That is what the STREETS believe.
Here at Sports Illustrated, yours truly reported in December 2019 that the Dallas Cowboys used “back channels” to reach out to Sean Payton about the New Orleans Saints head coach’s potential return to Dallas. That, of course, was as Jason Garrett was about to be pushed out the door.
Now, with an NFL Network reports that suggests the long-time Saints coach is taking some time to consider quitting the team – maybe for a job in TV – there is understandably new speculation that Payton’s next step might actually be to at least take Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ phone call.
Will Jerry make the call?
No one knows if Payton wants to coach again or take some time off to just enjoy the fruits of their labor.
It is being billed as a retirement, but who knows if that is what it really means.
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton told players Tuesday that he is stepping down from coaching.
He will announce his retirement during a news conference at 3 p.m.
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton arrived at the franchise’s lowest point, following Hurricane Katrina and a 2005 football season where the black and gold finished 3-13 overall.
From day one, Payton was all business.
Social media and especially Cowboys fans believe that Jones needs to pull the trigger ASAP before another team does, so we will see what Jerry will do. He doesn’t have a lot of time left to get that Super Bowl he craves.
Flip the page for some of the Twitter reactions to the Payton to Cowboys rumors.
