NEW ORLEANS – At first glance, Coach Sean Payton looked casually normal, wearing a light blue polo shirt for his last scheduled news conference of the Saints season.
But peaking out from under the polo shirt, sharp-eyed Saints fans thought they spotted something else. Payton also was wearing a turquoise t-shirt with some kind of image on the front, mostly– but not totally–obscured by the polo shirt. And that’s when social media sports conspiracy theorists went wild.
This is what many believe was the image on Payton’s t-shirt: A Roger Goodell Clown shirt
Barstool Sports sells the “Clown Tee,” which features an image of NFL Commish Roger Goodell with a red rubber ball stuck on the end of his nose. Get it?
According to the website, the shirt price has been lowered from $28.00 to $25. 92, and it “typically ships in 3-6 business days.” Given that it appears Payton was wearing the shirt, Barstool should expect sales to skyrocket among Saints fans.
Payton hasn’t said a peep, but “I wouldn’t put it past him,” says WGNO Sports Director Ed Daniels about the speculation that Payton used his clothes to send a subtle but snarky message to Goodell.
Payton, says Daniels, “is edgy like that.”
