The Facts: Bush is likely to play in the NFL again this year, but not with the Saints, HC Sean Payton said Monday while on The Rich Eisen Show. "I don't know if our roster is going to allow for that right now," he said.
Diehards Line:Payton said the Saints and Bush nearly had a reunion last offseason, as the coach and player met for dinner in Los Angeles, but the sides could not reach a deal and the Saints signed C.J. Spiller instead. Payton cited Spiller along with Travaris Cadet and the drafting of Marcus Murphy and Daniel Lasco in recent years as reasons to not look for a Saints' reunion with Bush. Bush is a free agent whose 2015 season with the San Francisco 49ers ended after an ACL tear caused by slip and fall on concrete that outlined the Rams' former playing field in St. Louis.