Sean Payton, officially known as Sean Patrick Payton is an American football coach and a former quarterback.
Sean Payton Biography
Payton was born in California and grew up in Illinois. He visited high school in Naperville before completing graduation in 1982. Payton played quarterback at Eastern Illinois University and had a triumphant career there.
Payton is the chief coach for the Denver Broncos of the NFL and a retired quarterback. He formerly coached the New Orleans Saints, directing them to their foremost Super Bowl victory in 2009.
Sean began his coaching career as an assistant and ultimately became the Saints’ head coach, gaining playoff arrivals, winning a Super Bowl, and achieving division championships. Regardless, he met suspension for involvement in a scandal but was afterward reinstated.
Sean Payton Career
As a former American football player quarterback, he had a successful career playing for a number of teams including the Chicago Bruisers, and Pittsburgh Gladiators during the inaugural season of the Arena Football League.
Payton also played for Chicago Bears, and Leicester Panthers leading them to a touchdown on their first possession, and an 8-5 regular season record.
That same season saw the Panthers go to the Quarterfinals of the playoffs BAFA National Leagues, eventually losing to the London Olympians. Afterward, Payton returned to the US to take up a coaching position.
Payton started his coaching career in 1988 as an offensive assistant at San Diego State University. While working at San Diego State, he also coached Marshall Faulk from 1992 to 1993.
Since becoming a coach, he has been associated with a number of teams including; the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and Dallas Cowboys. He served as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints from 2006 to 2021.
Payton has worked under eight head coaches and twelve of his assistant coaches became head coaches in the National Football League (NFL) or National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Payton joined Fox to work in the studio throughout 2022, becoming a part of the Fox NFL Sunday panel as a fill-in for Jimmy Johnson’s off days. He was also in talks to join Amazon’s NFL coverage before accepting the role.
Sean Payton Age
Sean Payton celebrated his 59th birthday on December 29, 2022. He was born on December 29, 1963, in San Mateo, California, United States. Payton will be 60 in December this year.
Sean Payton Height
Sean Payton stands at a height of 1.8m
Sean Payton Parents
Sean Payton was born in San Mateo, California, United States to Thomas Payton (father) and Jeanne Payton (mother). Her parents were originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Sean Payton Wife
As of 2023, Sean Payton has been married twice. His first marriage was to Beth Shuey. The pair got married in 1992 and separated in 2014. Payton met Beth at Indiana State University while coaching there.
After his split from his first wife, Payton got married to Skylene Montgomery in 2021.
Skylene is a former American beauty queen, professional nurse, and volleyball coach. She represented West Virginia at the Miss USA 2009 pageant formerly known as Miss West Virginia.
Skylene was born on December 4, 1984, in Petersburg, Virginia as the only child of her parents.
Sean Payton Children
Sean Payton has been blessed with two children, a daughter Meghan (born 1997), and a son Connor (born 2000). Payton shares the two children with his ex-wife, Beth Shuey.
Sean Payton Siblings
Sean Payton has not shared any information regarding his siblings. There are no records about that.
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