Stephen Jones calls rumors of past efforts to reach out to Sean Payton “untrue”

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As the Cowboys continue to careen toward the potential canning of coach Jason Garrett, some believe that they'll eventually make a phone call to the Saints about possibly hiring Sean Payton. On Sunday, Ian Rapoport of the NFL said that the Cowboys, “last year after the season, through back channels, nothing officials, the Cowboys made it known that they would be interested in Sean Payton, if he was interested in them.” Rapoport said that Payton used the interest to leverage a contract extension with the Saints, which while announced during the season was actually struck (per Rapoport) during the offseason.

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