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Report: Sean Payton will coach from the sidelines today

Published November 13, 2011 07:38 AM
New Orleans Saints v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 16: Coach Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints directs play from the bench after injuring his leg in a sideline collision against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 16, 2011 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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Saints coach Sean Payton said on Friday’s NBC SportsTalk that he’ll return to the sidelines with his broken leg after his team’s Week 11 bye.

He has changed his mind.

Jay Glazer of FOX reports that Payton will surprise his team and coach from the sidelines on Sunday at Atlanta.

Payton’s decision meshes with the perception that, when the Saints face adversity while Payton is upstairs, there’s no one on the sidelines who can get the train back on the tracks. At the Georgia Dome on Sunday, there should be plenty of adversity for the Saints.