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Broncos agree to deal with Saints to hire Sean Payton as head coach (NFL.com)

The Denver Broncos have agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Saints to hire Sean Payton as as their next head coach, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and ...

The talented defense was left out to dry, despite ranking 14th in points allowed and seventh in total yards allowed. The No. When that failed, Rapoport reported Tuesday, Denver started to negotiate a Payton deal and then made a last-ditch effort to hire Ryans, but the coordinator, whose season ended with San Francisco's NFC title game loss Sunday, was [set on Houston](https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-hire-49ers-dc-demeco-ryans-as-their-next-head-coach). After a 9-8 season in 2021, his first without Brees, Payton walked away, and New Orleans moved on to Dennis Allen, Payton's longtime defensive coordinator. As for the Broncos, they saw their fair share of candidates, as well, before settling on hiring Payton. 29 overall) and a 2024 second-round selection from Denver in exchange for Payton's services, as well as a future third-round pick, Rapoport added.

Sean Payton to Broncos updates: Denver lands head coach after ... (SB Nation)

Given that he is still under contract with the Saints, a compensation package needed to be finalized between Denver and New Orleans. Denver will be sending its ...

Perhaps the biggest task facing Payton in Denver is repairing a Broncos’ offense that struggled a season ago. Broncos were zeroed in on Sean Payton, and didn’t make any contact this week with DeMeco Ryans or his agent. Schefter backed up that report. He was their third No. DeMaco Ryans tells Broncos he is not interested. [#Broncos]spent today trying to hire DeMeco Ryans AGAIN today before he recommitted to the [#Texans], sources say. The new head coaching hires for the Texans and Broncos were announced at the exact same time on Tuesday afternoon. [January 31, 2023] 30 overall originally belonging to the 49ers, as well as next year’s second round pick in exchange for Payton and the Saints’ 2024 third rounder. Denver will be sending its 2023 first round pick, No. Payton last coached during the 2021 season, then stepped away for this past year. According to a new

Denver Broncos finalizing agreement to hire Sean Payton as the ... (Mile High Sports)

The Denver Broncos have hired Sean Payton as their next head coach going into next season. How does this impact the team?

The Payton will be tasked with helping transform the Broncos’ offense with quarterback Russell Wilson that was bottom-ranked in nearly every major statistical category in 2022. Sean Payton will be responsible for helping turn the Broncos back into a winning franchise.

Update: Broncos will likely give first round pick in deal to make ... (Dailyleader)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Saints that will make Sean Payton their head coach, a person with ...

But the team turned out to be more of a fixer-upper than they expected. Payton, 59, went 152-89 in 15 seasons with the Saints and 9-8 in the playoffs. The Seahawks reached the playoffs under QB Geno Smith in their first year without Wilson, and now they own the Broncos’ No. Wilson threw a career-low 16 touchdown passes and was sacked a league-leading and career-high 55 times in 15 games for Denver. Denver also will receive a third-round pick in the trade. 29 overall, in this year’s draft to the Saints along with a future second-rounder.

Sources - Broncos reach deal with Saints for Sean Payton (ESPN)

The Saints and Broncos have agreed to compensation in return for Super Bowl-winning head coach Sean Payton, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Niners defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans, [who was named](/nfl/story/_/id/35564183/sources-texans-hire-49ers-dc-demeco-ryans-head-coach) the [Houston Texans](/nfl/team/_/name/hou/houston-texans)' coach on Tuesday, was the last of the eight candidates interviewed. The sportsbook did not adjust the Broncos' odds after the reported deal for Payton but did see of a rush of bets on Denver. Wilson was signed to a five-year, $245 million contract extension just before the start of the season. 17 and was the fifth of eight candidates interviewed in the first wave. At one point this season, the Broncos featured the No. That pick originally belonged to the [San Francisco 49ers](/nfl/team/_/name/sf/san-francisco-49ers), who then sent it to Miami in the trade that allowed them to pick [Trey Lance](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4383351/trey-lance) in the 2021 draft. Payton will be tasked with repairing the league's lowest-scoring offense in 2022 as Wilson finished with a career-low 16 touchdown passes and was sacked a career-most 55 times. Payton, who was the NFL's Coach of the Year in 2006, will succeed Nathaniel Hackett, who was fired Dec. The Saints also sent 2022 third-round and seventh-round picks to the Eagles, along with a 2024 second-round pick. 11 to select wide receiver [Chris Olave](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4361370/chris-olave). They sent their 2023 first-round pick to the The Saints will receive the Broncos' 2023 first-round pick (No.

Broncos reach deal to hire former Saints coach Sean Payton (The Washington Post)

Payton will be the third coach in three seasons for the Broncos, who fired Nathaniel Hackett in December.

The NFL cited him for failing to do more to halt a system that provided players with payments for hits that injured opponents, a league investigation found. He coached the Saints for 15 seasons and won 63.1 percent of his games, posting a regular season record of 152-89. By last weekend, the Broncos and Saints had begun working on trade terms, according to the person. He took the team to the playoffs nine times and won the Super Bowl in the 2009 season. The favorites to replace Hackett initially were believed to include University of Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh, Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and former Stanford University coach David Shaw. It was a twisting search process for the Broncos. The Saints are expected to receive first- and second-round draft choices from the Broncos in what amounts to a trade involving Payton. They doubled down on the Wilson deal by signing him to a five-year, $245 million contract extension. Some issues arose during Payton’s interview, a person familiar with the situation said last week. He was out of the league this season while working as an NFL studio analyst for Fox. The Broncos, Panthers, Texans and Arizona Cardinals pursued Payton. The Carolina Panthers hired Frank Reich, the former coach of the Indianapolis Colts, last week.