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"I think from Terry’s perspective, I know he would have felt better if I was coming back to FOX, so there wasn’t going to be anyone good enough, in his eyes, for me. He was going to look at it like, ‘He’s not going there, he’s not going there, he’s not gonna go there.’
“I saw him last night and I said, ‘Terry, I appreciate the kind words – and I appreciate you waiting until after my press conference to completely blow this story up – but, no, I think (Murray) is extremely talented.”
Payton then went on to explain an issue he saw in Arizona.
“I think they have the same challenges there that we have in Denver,” Payton said. “They are very similar challenges. Culture in the building has to be better. It just does. Two young coaches, it got away from them. It happens.”
Payton was asked why he ultimately chose the Broncos over the Cardinals.
“There was a different fit in Denver,” Payton said. “Arizona was fantastic. The interview was great. Obviously it’s a great place to live. … My instincts were pushing me in a direction with Denver. When the process began, 9 AM LA time on the 17th (of January), that’s the first day I could interview, there they were.”