Actor Kevin James is set to play New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton in a movie scheduled to begin filming later this year, according to a report from Peter King.
The movie, titled “Home Team,” follows a head coach who was suspended for a season and becomes the offensive coach for his son’s middle school football team.
The plot reportedly mimics Payton’s circumstances in 2012 when he was suspended for the season as part of the Saints' punishment for the Bountygate scandal.
According to King, Payton recently read the script and made some corrections. The movie, being produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison productions, is expected to be released on Netflix.