The New Orleans Saints are hiring defensive coordinator Dennis Allen as their new head coach Monday following the resignation of Sean Payton, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Payton spent 15 years as head coach for the Saints, but there was some uncertainty regarding his status once the 2021 regular season came to an end.
The 58-year-old Payton ended the uncertainty on Jan. 25 when he announced he was stepping away from the Saints and said he had no plans to coach anywhere in 2022.
Payton expressed interest in a career as an NFL television analyst and said "retirement is not the right word" for what he was doing, suggesting a return to coaching in the future could be in the cards.