Saints coach Sean Payton keeping 5-year contract extension in his briefcase, ready to put pen to paper
 

Sean Payton reached down to touch his briefcase each time the document was mentioned.

It was there, of course, and tucked inside was the five-year extension he agreed upon to remain the head coach of the Saints. Once he puts pen to paper, he will be under contract to remain in New Orleans through the 2020 season.

“I’m planning on it. I think soon,” Payton said when asked when he is going to sign it. “I just got it. I don’t walk around and carry it. When you brought it up, I started thinking, ‘Did I bring that with me or did I leave it in the hotel somewhere?’ I started getting nervous.

So why is it here?


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Do you want to sign it now?

“No, I’m not going to sign it here,” Payton said, laughing. “I’ll look like the college recruit. Put my hat on.”

Payton said he had dinner with owner Tom Benson on Tuesday night to discuss the deal. Over the last few months, he worked with general manager Mickey Loomis and team president Dennis Lauscha to hammer out the details.

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Re: Saints coach Sean Payton keeping 5-year contract extension in his briefcase, ready to put pen to paper
 

Sign that sh$#