Here's a look at the road Sean Payton, a former Eastern Illinois quarterback, took to be the Broncos' 19th head coach.
The Broncos are finalizing a deal with Sean Paytonwith the hope that the former Saints boss can turn around a stagnant offense, revive quarterback Russell Wilson’s career and snap the franchise’s seven-year playoff drought.
After going undrafted, Payton played or tried out for five professional teams in under two years. Self-described as an undersized quarterback with an average arm, he had a one-day tryout with the Chiefs, and also spent time with the Leicester Panthers in England, the Chicago Bruisers in the Arena Football League and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League.
Payton got his start in coaching spending two seasons as a graduate assistant with San Diego State in 1988-89, but he didn’t get out to California from Naperville, Illinois, without a little adversity first. “Our two finalists for head coach of the Packers in 2006 were Sean Payton and Mike McCarthy,” former Packers VP Andrew Brandt tweeted. “Mike had been with the Packers before, got the nod due to familiarity. Sean went to the Saints, and did ok.”
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