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Saints owner Tom Benson this week ripped up Payton's current contract agreement and has rewarded him with a new five-year contract -- a deal which catapults him among the five highest-paid head coaches in the NFL. Payton now joins the upper echelon in coaching salaries and is presumed to be behind only Seattle's Mike Holmgren, Denver's Mike Shanahan, Tennessee's Jeff Fisher and New England's Bill Belichick.
Reported by FOXSports.com
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As FOXSports insider Jay Glazer notes, the Saints are now considered a possible NFC powerhouse and one of the more solidly run organizations in football and Benson is showing the fans a huge commitment to the current regime. And he should; the Saints now enjoy a huge waiting list for season tickets. In addition, Payton along with GM Mickey Loomis have built New Orleans into what appears to be a playoff-caliber team after hitting the NFC Championship Game in Payton's first year.
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