What is Sean Payton?
[[File:Sean Payton 2021.jpg|thumb|200px|Payton coaching the Saints in 2021]] '''Patrick Sean Payton''' (born December 29, 1963) is an [[American football]] coach and former player. He is the current [[head coach]] of the [[Denver Broncos]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was also the head coach of the [[New Orleans Saints]] from 2006 until 2021. As coach of the Saints, he won the [[Super Bowl]] in 2010. On Feburary 3, 2023, Payton became the head coach of the Denver Broncos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-name-sean-payton-as-head-coach|accessdate=August 31, 2023|title=Broncos name Sean Payton as Head Coach|publisher=Denver Broncos}}</ref> During his playing career, Payton played for the [[Chicago Bruisers]], Pittsburgh Gladiators, [[Ottawa Rough Riders]], [[Chicago Bears]] and British team [[Leicester Panthers]]. He was born in [[San Mateo, California]] and grew up in [[Naperville, Illinois]]. In March 2020, during the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], Payton tested positive to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28927492/saints-sean-payton-says-tested-positive-coronavirus|publisher=[[ESPN]]|title=Saints' Sean Payton says he tested positive for coronavirus|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=April 1, 2020|first=Adam|last=Schefter}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Sean Payton}} *[https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/coaches-roster/sean-payton New Orleans Saints profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404053952/https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/coaches-roster/sean-payton |date=2020-04-04 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Payton, Sean}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American football quarterbacks]] [[Category:Chicago Bears players]] [[Category:Football players from California]] [[Category:National Football League coaches]] [[Category:Ottawa Rough Riders players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Illinois]] [[Category:People from Naperville, Illinois]] {{US-bio-s