After weeks of searching since the Broncos fired Nathaniel Hackett, the team has found its new head coach.
Denver has finalized a deal with New Orleans to make former Saints head coach Sean Payton its next head coach. Payton, 59, will become the franchise’s fifth full-time head coach since they won Super Bowl 50 in 2016.
Here’s a look at how the world of sports reacted to the news on social media:
Since 2006, Sean Payton had produced 9+ wins in an season 10 times. Since 2006, the have done the same just six times.
Good hire. Needed hire.
— Sean Keeler (@SeanKeeler)
Broncos have a coach!
Per sources (of hard-working folks)
Thatap good.
And maybe it means our local sports media can stop bickering amongst themselves for 24 hours. 😅— Mark Kiszla (@markkiszla)
Couldn’t be more excited about the hire in Denver! LG!
— Mark Schlereth (@markschlereth)
BIG SWING FROM THE BRONCOS
Sean Payton is BACK in the league.
Congrats to the
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow)
. reacts to report of Sean Payton to the Broncos
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports)
"If you listen closely you can hear sizzling. That's Russ starting to cook!"
— reacts to report that Sean Payton is expected to be the Broncos next head coach:
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1)
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— KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (@KOAColorado)
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Sean Payton will make a difference.
An effective coach is always more important than an unproven draft pick.
Coaching matters.
Culture matters.
The got a lot better today.— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi)
Sean Payton was always the best option for fixing Russell Wilson… by far.
If he can’t do it, nobody can.
— RK (@RyanKoenigsberg)
Russell Wilson seeing Sean Payton as the next head coach
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake)
Colorado football fans getting Coach Prime and Sean Payton in the same off season. Not bad.
— Jim Benemann (@jim_benemann)
Unbelievable: The spent today trying to hire DeMeco Ryans AGAIN today before he recommitted to the , sources say. When he agreed to terms with the Texans, they moved and finalized Sean Payton.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet)
So the Broncos basically allocated 3 first-round picks + 3 second-round picks + more for Russell Wilson and Sean Payton…. Itap gotta be winning time over in Denver. Like, immediately lol
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar)
Thinking about drafting Russell Wilson next season with Sean Payton in Denver
— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy)
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