The New Orleans Saints and Sean Payton agreed to a multi-year contract extension Friday, according to FOX Sports' Jay Glazer. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the deal is for five years, though financial details remain unknown.
Sean Payton, Saints agree to new contract, according to report
Sean Payton and the Saints reportedly have come to terms on a contract extension that will keep the head coach in New Orleans for years to come.
Payton is serving a season-long suspension for his alleged role in the Saints’ bounty scandal, and that suspension runs through the 2013 Super Bowl. In addition to suspending Payton, the NFL also voided a contract extension that would have kept him in New Orleans through 2015. But now it appears the Saints and Payton have agreed to a new extension that will end the uncertainty over the franchise’s head coaching situation heading into the 2013 season.
Payton is 62-34 over six seasons as New Orleans’ head coach, and he led the Saints to a win in Super Bowl XLIV. New Orleans won at least 11 games in each season from 2009 to 2011. The Saints are 7-8 this season under interim head coach Joe Vitt.
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