Ted Jackson/New Orleans Times-Picayune
So we've learned from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that the New Orleans Saints and Sean Payton are negotiating a new long-term contract extension. So let me get this straight. A full 10 months after the league reportedly rejected Payton's original deal the exiled head coach and club are finally trying to iron out a new deal.
My questions are:
1. What took so long?
2. What is there to negotiate?
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