Sean Payton is the head coach of what many feel is one of the best teams in the NFL, the Denver Broncos. That gives him a great chance to become the first coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl with two different teams.
That has to be a goal that Payton wants to add to a shining career resume, but he also has a personal goal of staying in the NFL longer than current commissioner Roger Goodell.
Last season, ESPN's Seth Wickersham took an in-depth look at Payton and the Broncos during their playoff run. In his story, Wickersham revealed that Payton intends to stay in the league at least one year longer than Goodell.
"He has always said that it'll be time to walk away from coaching either a year after Goodell retires, just so that Payton can outlast
him, or 'when the wins feel too much like relief and the losses like agony.' It won't be an easy decision, but he'll know. Or thinks he'll know. Or hopes," Wickersham wrote for ESPN.
Payton's goal of outlasting Goodell has now hit a roadblock.
Roger Goodell agrees to contract extension
Goodell, 67, agreed to a new contract extension through the 2030 season on Sunday. That deal will expire in March 2031, making Payton's personal goal much more difficult to realize all of a sudden. Payton was given a five-year extension with the Broncos earlier this summer, which also runs through the 2030 season.
Payton clearly still holds a grudge against Goodell dating back to his suspension for the entire 2012 season due to the "Bountygate" scandal. That suspension also cost Payton $6 million in lost salary. He has stated that he strongly disagrees with the way that situation was handled.
The race will now be on to see which man is able to stay in the NFL the longest. With both recently getting brand new contracts that each expire around the same time, the performance of each in their respective roles could determine the "winner" of this one.
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