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Sean Payton returning to New Orleans Saints sideline; QB Blake Bortles signing as backup, source confirms

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints are getting head coach Sean Payton back, but they are now up to a total of 15 players and three assistant coaches on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Payton returned to work for the Saints on Friday after being sidelined for a week by COVID-19, but four more players landed on the reserve/COVID-19 list: linebacker Demario Davis, right tackle Ryan Ramczyk, safety/special teams ace J.T. Gray and running back Dwayne Washington.

With quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian among the players who landed on the reserve/COVID-19 list this week, New Orleans added some insurance on the field by agreeing to a deal with veteran quarterback Blake Bortles, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday.