Sean Payton is on the verge of wholesale jerseys becoming the NFL's highest-paid head coach, according to multiple reports. The only question is whether it will occur with the Saints or elsewhere.
The NFL reportedly granted Saints owner Tom Benson cheap nike nfl jerseys permission to negotiate Payton's contract while he serves a season-long suspension for his alleged role in the Saints bounty scandal. If a deal is not completed by the end of the suspension, Payton could move closer to leaving New Orleans for one of the higher-profile jobs he has been linked to for months.