PFT: Sean Payton nearly became Cowboys coach in 2019; could it happen now?

America's Cowboy said:

Payton still under contract with Saints for 3 more years. No matter if Payton has decided to sit out 2022, when he decides to come back AND IF he decides he wants to go coach for the Cowboys, Saints will want players AND draft picks as compensation. Cowboys can't afford that.

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GuitarBytes said:

Do you think that Payton wants to come to a team that has an overpaid QB, that is 21M over the cap, that has 21 free agents, and that his best coach is Quinn? I do not think so

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glimmerman said:

I think the saints still own him for a year.

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Direwolf63 said:

That was interesting. The Anthony Davis issue killed the Sean Payton deal? I guess its plausible

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visionary said:

another poster made this point in another thread which makes sense that coaching contracts are not “rights” contracts and not part of the NFLPA therefore once the coach is let go by the franchise they are free to sign with anyone

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2288doubletrouble said:

So if this 2019 story is true and Jerry was ready to move on from his son Garrett after at least winning the wild card game, then why wouldn’t Jerry do it now? I think it all comes down to Sean Payton. If he wants to come to Dallas it’s going to happen.

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CowboyFrog said:

But not if the coach resigns or retires....the franchise would have to forgo the rest of the contract to not have rights till the end. Its not exactly like the NFLPA but it is a pretty straight forward contract, think of it like signing a no compete contract, if you leave you cant do that job for a competitor unitl the contract runs out or i forgo it.

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CowboysWillRise said:

Makes sense, but knowing he's gone they may consider compensation for releasing his rights, or transferring them to Dallas right?

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CowboyFrog said:

But not if the coach resigns or retires....the franchise would have to forgo the rest of the contract to not have rights till the end. Its not exactly like the NFLPA but it is a pretty straight forward contract, think of it like signing a no compete contract, if you leave you cant do that job for a competitor unitl the contract runs out or i forgo it.

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visionary said:

I doubt NFL contracts have non compete contracts that extend even when the contract is terminated
I can’t imagine they are paying him to not coach them
If they’re not paying him, the contract should be null and void

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visionary said:

another poster made this point in another thread which makes sense that coaching contracts are not “rights” contracts and not part of the NFLPA therefore once the coach is let go by the franchise they are free to sign with anyone

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glimmerman said:

But what if he quits on the contract. No recourse for the owner..

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visionary said:

quitting without consent of the employer is different but if he quits and the agreement is to terminate the contract that’s different. If they don’t terminate the contract and want to own his rights I’m guessing he’d want to be paid. Do you think the saints will pay him to not coach them?

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visionary said:

quitting without consent of the employer is different but if he quits and the agreement is to terminate the contract that’s different. If they don’t terminate the contract and want to own his rights I’m guessing he’d want to be paid. Do you think the saints will pay him to not coach them?

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daboyzruleperiod said:

Payton taking over Aikman on FOX. Troy's heading to Amazon Thursday Night Football streaming.
You heard it here first.

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