It was a crime what the Saints did to the Bengals defense, with that being said Payton explains why he destroyed the fire alarm.
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton confirmed he smashed a fire alarm inside his team’s locker room before Sunday’s victory at Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium, saying, “I just needed the noise to stop.”
Fire alarms had been going off throughout the stadium for an estimated 10 minutes in the hours leading up to the game.
“Clearly we were having issues with the fire alarm at a time relative to 20 minutes, 30 minutes before we’re supposed to be out. And it continued, it had gone on for 10 minutes. And I just needed the noise to stop,” Payton said.
It’s unclear if Payton will face any sort of punishment aside from the repair cost. The Bengals said in a statement, “We are aware of the situation and have been in touch with the authorities, but have nothing more on it at this time.”
It looks like he took a bat to it.