Sean Payton monitoring Rams coaching job ‘with sincere interest’: report

Payton challenge: Saints at Cardinals 2016
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton challenges a non-touchdown by Willie Snead during the game between the New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton is monitoring the Los Angeles Rams head coaching job “with sincere interest,” according to an NFL Network report posted Saturday.

Similar to the CBS Sports report last week, the NFL Network report said the Saints would consider letting Payton out of his contract without as much compensation from another team as would have been requested a year ago.

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