Saints coach Sean Payton holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning the Super Bowl in 2010. As he convened his team Monday ahead of a playoff showdown with the Eagles, Saints Coach Sean Payton went in a slightly different direction, bringing in a Super Bowl trophy, a championship ring — and a stack of over $200,000 in cash. The money was meant to reflect what Payton’s players could expect as their bonuses for winning the Super Bowl, and the motivational ploy appeared to have been effective, to hear them tell it. “We all know what’s at stake,” Saints defensive end Alex Okafor said Wednesday (via the New Orleans Advocate). “I think everybody in this locker room wants a Super Bowl.

Source: Washington Post January 10, 2019 03:45 UTC