Payton Happy for Detroit

ScottyRo · 05-09-2007, 09:30 AM

I saw an article about Payton on Joe Horn that had this little nugget about Calvin Johnson...

Payton also smiled broadly when asked if he was relieved when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, one of his team's NFC South rivals, didn't get a chance to snare wide receiver Calvin Johnson in the first round of the draft last week.

"Yes," Payton said, as reporters laughed.

Because the Bucs didn't get a shot at Johnson, a 6-foot-5, 239-pounder who ran the 40 in 4.35 seconds, Payton and the Saints avoided two matchups a year with the former Georgia Tech star.

When asked if Johnson was No. 1 on the Saints' board, a still-smiling Payton again said, "Yes."
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs...TES02/70509005

Normally, Payton doesn't elaborate on where we had players that we didn't draft on their board, but apparently he doesn't seem to mind letting us know about Johnson.

05-09-2007, 09:30 AM	#1
ScottyRo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA (ugh, the food here) Posts: 1,704	Payton Happy for Detroit I saw an article about Payton on Joe Horn that had this little nugget about Calvin Johnson... Payton also smiled broadly when asked if he was relieved when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, one of his team's NFC South rivals, didn't get a chance to snare wide receiver Calvin Johnson in the first round of the draft last week. "Yes," Payton said, as reporters laughed. Because the Bucs didn't get a shot at Johnson, a 6-foot-5, 239-pounder who ran the 40 in 4.35 seconds, Payton and the Saints avoided two matchups a year with the former Georgia Tech star. When asked if Johnson was No. 1 on the Saints' board, a still-smiling Payton again said, "Yes." http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs...TES02/70509005 Normally, Payton doesn't elaborate on where we had players that we didn't draft on their board, but apparently he doesn't seem to mind letting us know about Johnson.