Sean Payton
American football coach and former player
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| 2024 | The Broncos, under Payton's leadership, lost to the Buffalo Bills 31-7 in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. |
| 2024 | In his second year as head coach of the Denver Broncos, led the team to the playoffs. |
| October 2024 | In Week 7 of the 2024 season, Payton and the Broncos defeated the Saints 33–10, making him the eighth head coach in NFL history to defeat all 32 teams. |
| January 2024 | In Week 18, under Payton's leadership, the Broncos clinched their first playoff berth since the 2015 season by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 38-0. |
| February 2023 | Sean Payton was officially hired by the Denver Broncos three days after accepting the position. |
| January 2023 | Payton interviewed for head coach vacancies with the Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, and Houston Texans. |
| January 31 2023 | Sean Payton reported that he had accepted the position of head coach for the Denver Broncos. |
| 2022 | Sean Payton is portrayed by Kevin James in the film Home Team, which is a comedy centered around Payton's suspension following the 2012 Bounty Scandal. Additionally, Payton makes a cameo appearance in the film. |
| 2022 | After stepping down as head coach of the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton joined Fox to work in the studio as part of the Fox NFL Sunday panel. |
| August 2 2022 | The Dolphins were fined $1.5 million and forfeited a 2023 first-round draft pick due to impermissible communication with Payton and Tom Brady. |
| June 13 2022 | The Dolphins reportedly offered Payton a five-year deal worth $100 million, which would have made him the highest-paid coach in NFL history. |
| February 28 2022 | It was revealed that the Miami Dolphins requested permission from the Saints to interview Payton for their vacant head coaching position, but were denied. |
| January 2022 | Sean Payton announced his retirement from coaching following the 2021 season. |
| June 18 2021 | Sean Payton married Skylene Montgomery in a private ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. |
| September 22 2020 | Payton was fined by the NFL for not properly wearing a face mask during a week 2 game in the 2020 NFL season. |
| March 19 2020 | It was reported that Payton tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first confirmed case of the virus in the NFL. |
| November 8 2019 | Two days prior to November 10, it was announced that Payton got engaged to his girlfriend Skylene Montgomery. |
| September 15 2019 | Payton and the Saints agreed to a five-year contract extension. |
| 2018 | The Saints attained the top-seed in the NFC after finishing the season with a 13–3 record. |
| January 2018 | Musician Shamarr Allen dedicated a song entitled 'Hit the Sean Payton' to Payton after he was seen dancing in celebration with Saints players. |
| 2017 | The Saints achieved their first winning season since 2013 with an 11–5 record under Payton's leadership. |
| December 24 2016 | On Christmas Eve, Payton recorded his 94th victory as Saints head coach, surpassing Jim E. Mora as the winningest coach in franchise history. |
| March 23 2016 | Payton agreed to a new five-year contract extension as head coach of the Saints. |
| January 6 2016 | Sean Payton announced that he would stay with the Saints despite interest from other teams that led to speculation about him being traded. |
| 2015 | Payton hosted a dinner for the four coaches and four players who had continuously been with the Saints since he became head coach, presenting each with a Rolex watch. |
| 2014 | After his suspension and finalization of his divorce, Payton moved to Uptown New Orleans, buying a condo in the neighborhood. |
| 2013 | Sean Payton agreed to a new multi-year contract extension as head coach of the New Orleans Saints. |
| 2013 | Sean Payton was reinstated as head coach of the New Orleans Saints in January after serving a season-long suspension. |
| January 2013 | Reinstated as an NFL coach after serving his suspension |
| January 22 2013 | Roger Goodell reinstated Sean Payton after his suspension. |
| 2012 | After obtaining video recordings and consulting with his mentor Bill Parcells, Sean Payton prepared his team to face the team that had previously defeated them in the playoffs. The two teams met in the league finals, where Payton's team lost, but the game was considerably closer, and they managed to slow down the opposing offense. |
| 2012 | During his suspension from the NFL, Sean Payton served as the offensive coordinator for his son Connor's sixth-grade team in Argyle, Texas. The team went unbeaten until they lost a game near the end of the regular season. |
| 2012 | Sean Payton was honored with the NCAA Silver Anniversary Awards. |
| November 4 2012 | The NFL announced that it had disallowed an extension of Payton's contract through 2015 due to a clause deemed to violate its rules. |
| June 2012 | Payton and his wife Beth filed for divorce. |
| April 9 2012 | Roger Goodell denied Payton's appeal, affirming that his suspension was set to begin on April 16 and would last until the end of Super Bowl XLVII. |
| March 30 2012 | Sean Payton lodged a formal appeal of his suspension, which was expedited by Goodell. |
| March 22 2012 | NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Sean Payton for the entire 2012 season, effective April 1, marking him as the first head coach in modern NFL history to be suspended. |
| March 2 2012 | The NFL concluded an investigation revealing that the Saints had implemented a bounty program from 2009 to 2011, implicating Sean Payton. |
| 2011 | Sean Payton and his family moved back to the Dallas area, purchasing a home in the Vacquero Club, an upscale golf community. |
| 2011 | The week following his injury, Payton was notably seen eating a hot dog while the Saints achieved a decisive 62–7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. |
| October 16 2011 | During a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Payton sustained a tibia fracture and MCL tear, leading him to coach from the booth during his rehabilitation. |
| 2010 | Sean Payton published the book 'Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life' in collaboration with journalist Ellis Henican, which debuted at number 8 on The New York Times bestseller list. |
| 2010 | Under Payton's leadership, the New Orleans Saints won the ESPY Awards for Outstanding Team. |
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