The New Orleans Saints are one of the Super Bowl favorites, and just to drive home the point, head coach Sean Payton had a bold way of motivating his side.
Payton wheeled in the Lombardi Trophy on Tuesday along with $225,000 in cash — each player’s Super Bowl bonus — and told his players to win three games if they wanted it.
From sources:
Yesterday, 4 armed guards entered the @saints locker room, with Coach @SeanPayton wheeling the Lombardi trophy on top of $225k in cash.
Coach then said: “Y’all want this???”
“Win 3 F’n games.”
The locker room erupted. $225k is each player’s SB bonus. #WHODAT
— Jon DeTrinis (@JonDeTrinis) January 9, 2019
It may sound like a tall tale, but Saints running back Mark Ingram confirmed that it happened.
This is true. Saints RB Mark Ingram says guys got a kick out of it. https://t.co/RTfW5ocAoF
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) January 9, 2019
Payton’s players will love that, and they should. Of course, rivals who have already jawed with the Saints coach this season will probably have something to say about it, too.
