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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With confetti and congratulations pouring down on him after Sunday’s 31-17 Super Bowl XLIV ambush of the favored Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton – a guy who likes to celebrate — said he wasn’t sure he would make it to the traditional Monday morning winners’ news conference.
He showed up, hair uncombed, bleary eyed, looking every bit like someone who had just spent a sleepless night. Except that Payton did get some shut-eye, with some interesting company at his side.
Holding the Lombardi Trophy in his hands as he faced the cameras one last time before heading back to the Crescent City for what promises to be an epic “Who Dat” victory parade, Payton doesn’t sound like a guy who’s eager to let it go anytime soon.
“This thing laid in my bed next to me last night,” Payton said, holding the NFL‘s championship hardware like it was a much-loved teddy bear. “I rolled over a couple of times. I probably drooled on it. But man, there’s nothing like it.”
The sterling silver Lombardi Trophy has a special connection to the Saints‘ organization. It is named for Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach. And Lombardi’s grandson, Joe, is the Saints quarterback coach. Play poker for free only at Carbon Poker