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Sean Payton, Former New Orleans Saints Coach, Reveals the True Reason Behind His Retirement in a Face Time Conversation With Kevin James

Published 02/06/2022, 3:10 PM EST

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Actor and comedian Kevin James tweeted a hilarious video yesterday. The video shows Kevin face timing his friend Sean Payton and talking about their pact from some time ago. As it turns out, Sean Payton has a clear explanation for his retirement announcement.

Kevin James gets a facetime call from his friend, coach Sean Payton. Kevin answers, and the two exchange greetings. Sean congratulates his friend says, “Congrats on the movie buddy, you’re a star.” Kevin thanks, “Thank you, man. Couldn’t have done it without you.”

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Suddenly, Sean questions Kevin, says, “Speaking of doing things without me, I noticed you haven’t announced your retirement yet. Any idea when that’s happening?” Kevin asks him what he’s talking about. To which, Sean says, “Our retirement pact, remember?”

Coach Payton’s retirement reason: A pact with Kevin James

On 26th January, coach Payton announced his retirement without divulging much information about his decision. Apparently, we now know why Sean Payton, the coach of the New Orleans Saints, retired from the NFL.

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He retired because he had a pact with his friend Kevin James. According to Kevin, the pact stipulates, “You (Sean) were gonna retire to give the movie a little more press.”

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Kevin, however, reversed course and now states that he is rethinking his decision. Coach Payton gets mad, says, “WOAH, WOAH, WOAH, WOAH! What the heck man? We had a deal, you and I!” For the purpose of wrapping up the conversation, Kevin says he might retire after the next film. Suddenly, Kevin receives a call from Tom Brady, and he hangs up on coach Payton.

Is Kevin James the reason behind Tom Brady’s retirement as well?

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The video ends on a hilarious note. Kevin answers Brady’s call and greets him, “Hey, Tommy Boy! The GOAT!” Brady says, “Are you ready?” Kevin says yes, to which Brady says, “LET’S GO!” Tom Brady has retired from football.

However, he announced his retirement while he was at the top of his game. Based on what one sees, one might believe Kevin James is the real reason behind Brady’s departure from football.

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What do you think the real reason was? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Anubhav is an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently majoring in computer science at the University of Delhi, having also previously worked as a content editor for an NGO. Anubhav is a basketball enthusiast and a true Los Angeles Lakers fan.
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