Former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton could be shifting from the sidelines to the booth this upcoming season. According to reports, Dallas Cowboys legendary quarterback Troy Aikman has finalized a deal to leave Fox Sports to head to ESPN to be the lead analyst for Monday Night Football.Ari Meirov@MySportsUpdateGreg Olsen and Sean Payton are among the candidates to replace Aikman as FOX's No. 1 guy. They could also trade for Drew Brees, who is currently at NBC, per @AndrewMarchand. FOX is set to broadcast two out of the next three Super Bowls, so some major implications here. twitter.com/MySportsUpdate…Ari Meirov@MySportsUpdateTroy Aikman is now finalizing a deal to leave FOX and become the main analyst for Monday Night Football, per @AndrewMarchand. The deal is expected to be for 5 years worth around $17.5M per season. ESPN could also end up trying to pry Joe Buck away from FOX.nypost.com/2022/02/23/tro…9:41 AM · Feb 23, 20221843226Troy Aikman is now finalizing a deal to leave FOX and become the main analyst for Monday Night Football, per @AndrewMarchand. The deal is expected to be for 5 years worth around $17.5M per season. ESPN could also end up trying to pry Joe Buck away from FOX.nypost.com/2022/02/23/tro…Greg Olsen and Sean Payton are among the candidates to replace Aikman as FOX's No. 1 guy. They could also trade for Drew Brees, who is currently at NBC, per @AndrewMarchand. FOX is set to broadcast two out of the next three Super Bowls, so some major implications here. twitter.com/MySportsUpdate…Moreover, Payton is seen as a viable candidate to replace the Hall of Fame quarterback. Per sources, Aikman’s deal with the worldwide leader in sports will be for five years. His yearly salary is projected to reach or be greater than fellow former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo’s $17.5 million per year deal with CBS.Michael McCarthy@MMcCarthyREVBREAKING: @FoxSports wants to hire New Orleans @Saints coach Sean Payton if Troy Aikman bolts for Amazon, sources tell @FOS. #seanpayton #nfl #saints.frontofficesports.com/sean-payton-fo…12:56 PM · Jan 23, 2022288120BREAKING: @FoxSports wants to hire New Orleans @Saints coach Sean Payton if Troy Aikman bolts for Amazon, sources tell @FOS. #seanpayton #nfl #saints.frontofficesports.com/sean-payton-fo…In an interview with Yahoo Sports’ Liz Loza at the Super Bowl 2022 Radio Row in Los Angeles, she asked the former Saints head coach about his interest in broadcasting:"There are rumors, obviously, that you're interested in broadcasting."Payton replied:"I'd like to, yeah."To which Loza inquired further:"You being courted by anyone?"Payton continued in the same cryptic manner:"A little bit."He then expanded on the topic:"I'm excited about it because look, it's, it's something new, and I think that that feeling, or that little bit of anxiety, is good. And I've had a couple of visits. We'll have a few more here, and then, you know, hopefully, something pans out because I still really want to be close to the game, and be a part of it, and then be able to talk smack on other teams and not worry about it."The coach’s former quarterback in New Orleans, Drew Brees, made the move into broadcasting after 20 seasons in the NFL. Brees played 15 of those seasons with the Saints.He signed with NBC Sports last year and works as an in-studio NFL analyst for Football Night in America and in the booth as a lead analyst for NFL and Notre Dame Football games.Payton and his Career with the SaintsThe former Saints HC winning Super Bowl XLIVHe was hired by the Saints in January 2006 as their head coach, winning 152 regular-season games, the most in franchise history. His nine wins in the postseason are also the most in Saints playoff history.Payton led New Orleans to their first-ever Lombardi Trophy in the 2009 season, defeating the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl 44.Will the 58-year-old former coach exchange one pair of headphones for another in the broadcasting booth? We shall see as it all unfolds.