Cardinals, Texans to Interview Sean Payton

The Cardinals, Texans, and Broncos are all in line to interview Sean Payton for their head coaching vacancies.

John Hendrix | Jan 11, 2023

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The Cardinals and Texans have requested and received permission from the Saints to interview Sean Payton for their head coaching vacancies, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. They'll join the Broncos in the sweepstakes.

Teams cannot interview Payton until Jan. 17, as we noted in our offseason calendar. This can be an in-person and/or virtual, and can start as early as 8 a.m. of the local time of the interviewing club. Denver is reportedly willing to meet the asking price for the Saints, which is expected to include at least a first-round pick and more. We'll actually see whether or not that's the case, but it certainly feels like the emerging interest in Payton should yield a good return.

Payton has two years left on his contract with New Orleans, and it's important to understand that a coaching trade cannot involve any players. The Texans have two first-round picks (2nd and 12th overall), while the Cardinals have the 3rd overall pick, and the Broncos have the 49ers' pick, which is yet to be determined.

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Published Jan 11, 2023

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net