Saints release statement: Sean Payton 'is not going to the Dallas Cowboys'

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The New Orleans Saints have issued a statement, disputing rumors that Coach Sean Payton is leaving for a position with the Dallas Cowboys , according to numerous New Orleans media outlets.

"Coach Payton is the Saints Head Coach; he is not going to the Dallas Cowboys in any capacity."

Apparently, there were rumors among social media circles about Payton leaving for the Cowboys to become general manager.

Payton was a Cowboys quarterbacks coach (2003-2005), before taking the head coaching job in New Orleans, where he won a Super Bowl last season.

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

This is the first I ever heard of this rumor. . It is relaly getting bad for the mediots to where they have to invent crap and call it rumor, and then report on the dispelling of the rumor.

 

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A-ha! Home purchase causes Payton rumor

By Ed Werder


While Sean Payton is not leaving the New Orleans Saints for a position with the Dallas Cowboys as rumored, a source close to Payton confirmed he is purchasing a home in the Dallas area and plans to commute between the two cities as the Saints' head coach for the first time.

"Sean Payton is the coach of the New Orleans Saints. He will not be going to the Dallas Cowboys in any capacity," the Saints said via a release.

Payton, wife Beth and their children will live in a home the family is purchasing in the exclusive Vaquero Club, an upscale golf community in Westlake that is home to numerous PGA Tour professionals as well as the Jonas Brothers.

The Paytons will enroll their children in school in their new Texas neighborhood. Payton became interested in Vaquero when he lived in nearby Southlake while working as an assistant coach under Bill Parcells with the Cowboys.

Payton estimates that flying on a private plane is 90 minutes door to door from his office at the Saints complex to the family's new home, which he believes allows him to remain committed to the Saints while moving his family to the area where he and Beth intend to eventually retire.

When Payton was offered the Saints head-coaching position originally, the family considered this exact setup but owner Tom Benson insisted on the entire Payton family living in New Orleans.

The Paytons spend several weeks during the offseason at a beach house in the Florida panhandle.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

where did they get the General Manager position from?