Sean Payton | April 26, 2022

From April 26, 2022: Ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft, Morten Andersen sat down for an exclusive interview with his old friend and fellow New Orleans Saints legend Sean Payton. Topics: • How does Coach Payton feel different since retiring earlier this year • The one thing he was looking forward to most after retiring • What brought him to retiring at this point in his football career • Looking forward to finalizing his TV contract – to be a studio analyst – being signed within the next four days • On the Tom Brady-Dolphins rumors, and why he had no prior knowledge of any of it until The Boston Globe story was published • On the Dallas Cowboys rumors, and why prior history with a franchise is not the only thing he would consider before coming out of retirement for a coaching job • How the league can improve with minority hiring on the head coaching level, and why he thinks Stanford’s David Shaw will be given an NFL opportunity one day • Why Dennis Allen was the right hire for the Saints • The state of the New Orleans Saints ahead of the NFL Draft, and why he thinks they have the culture to be a winning franchise right now • Which positions the Saints will be targeting in this year’s NFL Draft • What his draft philosophy is – need vs. grade, and finding the balance between the two • High praise for Deonte Harris