New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton had some fun at the expense of the Cleveland Browns on Friday.
Payton took to Twitter to reply to a thread involving NFL Network reporter Kay Adams after one Twitter user asked, “what happened to the other arm?” with respect to Adams' wardrobe.
@gmfb @heykayadams what happen to your other arm?😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ju9rmTBLO4
— jim chamberlain (@jchamb0620) April 24, 2020
Adams joked she “traded” her arm to Payton and the Saints. And Payton played along, saying he was shopping the team's third-round pick and Adams' arm to move up.
Then, Payton unleashed the savagery. He followed his own tweet by tagging the Browns' Twitter account and saying they would take the deal because they “need a hand.”
@Browns taking this deal…mainly cause they just need a hand.
— Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) April 24, 2020
The funny thing is, the Saints and Browns did end up trading draft picks, with the Browns sending the 74th pick to New Orleans in exchange the 88th pick and a 2021 third-rounder. The Saints then used that pick to select Wisconsin linebacker Zack Braun.
Payton might have leverage simply because the Browns have not made the playoffs since 2002. New Orleans, meanwhile, has made the playoffs in each of the last three seasons, including eight of 14 seasons with Payton as the head coach.
Still, the Browns had a pretty successful draft. Cleveland improved the offensive line by selecting Alabama OT Jedrick Willis Jr. in the first round, and they might be getting the best safety in the draft after picking up Grant Delpit out of LSU in the second round.
The Saints and Browns are not scheduled to play each other during the regular season. Although this tweet would undoubtedly get more run if the teams somehow squared off in the Super Bowl.