Conor Payton's football career after Home Team explored

Publish date: 2024-05-06

Netflix’s latest star-studded film Home Team has touched down on the streaming service.

Home Team is a family comedy directed by Charles and Daniel Kinnane and features a cast of well-known faces, with Kevin James and Taylor Lautner as the film’s leads.

The story explores the close father-son bond between NFL coach Sean Payton and his son Connor with fans wanting to know if Connor ever went on to become a professional football player.

In Home Team, which is set in 2012, young Connor Payton is playing football at sixth-grade level but in the years since, he has not gone on to become a professional player in the NFL.

Born in May 2000, Connor Payton is currently 21 years old and is studying at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

However, while he may have played during his school days, Connor is not a member of TCU’s current college team according to ESPN.

Despite not becoming a pro, Connor has remained an avid lover of football and sports in general, and he has posted a number of photos of him attending football and basketball games with his father on social media.

The true story behind Home Team revealed

While Connor may not have gone on to pursue a career in American football, Home Team is based on a true story.

Sean Payton had been the head coach of the New Orleans Saints since 2006 but was suspended in 2012 over ‘Bountygate’ after his team had been accused of purposefully injuring opposing players.

After being suspended in March 2012, Sean Payton spent a year coaching his son’s sixth-grade football team, Liberty Christian Warriors.

Payton was reinstated as coach in 2013, with Payton saying in a statement to ESPN that: “I have assured the commissioner a more diligent protocol will be followed.”

In January 2022, Payton announced his departure from the New Orleans Saints after 16 years in the role.

Home Team: Plot and release date

Home Team was released to Netflix on January 28th and is available to stream now.

Home Team follows the true story of Sean Payton returning to his hometown following the 2012 NFL ‘Bountygate’. Whilst back home, Payton reconnects with his young son by helping to coach his football team.

When Payton arrives, The Warriors aren’t performing well having never won a match. The 95-minute run will see Payton turn this team around whilst rebuilding his relationship with his son and finding himself in the process.

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