Saints GM compliments Flores as coaching search continues
FILE - New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis walks the sidelines during warm-ups before an NFL football game against the Titans in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Even as Saints general manager Mickey Loomis spoke highly of defensive coordinator Dennis Allen on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, as a candidate to replace retired coach Sean Payton, he also emphasized his desire to thoroughly consider candidates from outside the club. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)

FILE - New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis walks the sidelines during warm-ups before an NFL football game against the Titans in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Even as Saints general manager Mickey Loomis spoke highly of defensive coordinator Dennis Allen on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, as a candidate to replace retired coach Sean Payton, he also emphasized his desire to thoroughly consider candidates from outside the club. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)

Jan. 28, 2022 02:44 PM EST
Sean Payton, center left, leaves with general manager Mickey Loomis following an NFL football press conference announcing his resignation as head coach of the New Orleans Saints, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Metairie, La. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)

Sean Payton, center left, leaves with general manager Mickey Loomis following an NFL football press conference announcing his resignation as head coach of the New Orleans Saints, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Metairie, La. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)

Jan. 25, 2022 06:05 PM EST