Sean Payton wipes away tears after Drew Brees asks him for incredible Hall of Fame honor
•Sean Payton was emotional after Drew Brees asked him to present him at the Hall of Fame induction.
•Payton expressed pride in their 15-year relationship and the honor of being asked for this role.
•Brees is set to be inducted alongside other notable players in the Class of 2026.
المصدر: Fox News | Source: Fox NewsSean Payton may no longer be with the New Orleans Saints, but his ties there still run deep.
Payton is now with the Denver Broncos, but a FaceTime call from an old friend in The Big Easy got him emotional.
Drew Brees got on the horn with his former coach to ask him to present him at next week's Hall of Fame induction in Canton, Ohio.
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"Honest to God, I can't believe you just did that," Payton said, wiping away tears. "Yeah, absolutely man."
"I can't wait. I love you," Brees said.
Payton said he was "caught...off-guard."
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"It was just a lot — 15 years together," Payton said to reporters from Broncos training camp. "A lot of times for a number of reasons, those relationships — quarterback-coach — you kind of take for granted. Yet sometimes, oftentimes, they don't end the way you want them to end. I'm proud that it ended the way he wanted it to. I'm excited for him. As a coach, it's an honor to be asked."
"It was, as a coach, an honor, that somebody would ask you to do that."
The duo spent 15 years together, winning Super Bowl XLIV and being a perennial threat in the NFC. Brees ranks second all-time in passing yards, completions and touchdowns and retired in 2020.
Brees will join Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri, and Roger Craig as part of the Class of 2026.
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→Sean Payton was emotional after Drew Brees asked him to present him at the Hall of Fame induction.
→Payton expressed pride in their 15-year relationship and the honor of being asked for this role.
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