Saints coach Sean Payton says he tested positive for coronavirus

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton learned Thursday that he has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, he told ESPN.
Payton is the first employee of either an NFL team or the league to make such a diagnosis public. He told the network that he came forward to motivate people to educate themselves about what they can do to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Payton said he took the test Monday after he began to feel ill a day earlier, but also said he has not been admi