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Baby Jay dances during a time out of Kansas' game against Kansas State on Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. Sunday was the third annual Jayhawks for a Cure "Pink Zone" game, and a season high 7,580 fans were on hand.
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NFL
Saints coach basks in Super Bowl win
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – There's no telling when – or even if – he'll ever experience this moment again. 50 Saints coach Sean Payton tried to make the experience last as long as he possibly could.
After his Saints beat the Cotts, 31-17, in Super Bowl XLIV, Payton slept with the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
"This thing laid in my bed next to me." Payton said, pointing to the trophy Monday morning at
a news conference before the Saints returned home to a dizzying welcome from their fans. "I rolled over a couple times, and I probably drooled on it, man. Nothing like being an NFL coach and
"Nothing like being an NFL coach and being part of this with great players like Drew Brees."
than $8 million in 2010.
The most unforgettable season in Saints history came to a triumphant end Sunday night, as MVP Brees brought the Saints back from a 10-0 deficit to give the franchise its first Super Bowl title in the team's 43-year history. But there's no guarantee of what comes next, and whether the Saints can duplicate this year's run any time soon.
Thomas is a restricted free agent, and the Saints might want to make a longer-term commitment with him over Bush. Other restricted free agents include Pro Bowl guard Jahri Evans and strong safety Roman Harper.
Free safety Darren Sharper, whose nine interceptions were tied for the NFL lead, is an unrestricted free agent, as is linebacker Scott Fuita.
If the Saints are to pull off a rare Super Bowl repeat - the last one being the Patriots in Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX - they'll have to do it with a different roster. The Saints face numerous off-season decisions that could have a significant impact on which players return next season, and which depart as free agents or in trades.
being part of this with great players like Drew Brees. I don't take that lightly. I'm honored."
There's plenty of uncertainty regarding tailback Reggie Bush, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2006 draft. Bush has become a backup to Pierre Thomas and is used mostly out of the backfield as a receiver, meaning the Saints might want to part ways because of his bloated salary; he counted for more than $12 million on their 2009 salary cap, and he is due to make more
But many other key players will be in place next season, including Brees, linebacker Jonathan Vilma.
SEAN PAYTON New Orleans Saints coach
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and wide receiver Marques Colston.
The Colts, meanwhile, have most of their key players returning next season, and Peyton Manning is expected to
sign a contract extension that will make him the highest-paid player in the NFL. The biggest unrestricted free agent is middle linebacker Gary Brackett, and he is likely to get plenty of interest around the league. Despite the Super Bowl loss, the Colts will likely go into next season among the favorites to come out of the AFC once more.
"This will only make us hungrier for next season, and we'll come back and regroup," coach Jim Caldwell said.
For now, the moment belongs to the Saints. The magic was perhaps best summed up by this scene late Sunday night, when Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi, grandson of former Packers coach Vince Lombardi, was photographed holding the trophy named for the venerable coach:
"Joe Lombardi, his father, Vince Jr., and his two brothers sat and posed with this trophy, the four of them, while pictures were taken," Payton recalled. "I just thought to myself, 'You've got to be kidding me.' If you believe in heaven, and you believe Vince Lombardi is there looking down on his grandson, it doesn't get any better."
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