The Miami Dolphins wanted Sean Payton so badly this offseason that that they were apparently ready to offer him a record-setting contract. 

According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Dolphins were ready to offer Payton a five-year deal worth $100 million to coach the team, which would have made it just the second known $100 million coaching contract, but with one key difference. When Jon Gruden got his $100 million contract with the Raiders in 2018, that was for 10 years, which means it was paying out $10 million per season. On the other hand, Payton's deal only would have covered five seasons, which means it would have paid him an astronomical sum of $20 million per year if it had gotten done, but obviously, it never happened. 

This is just a new crazy twist in an offseason that has been full of them when it comes to the Dolphins, Payton and Tom Brady. 

There has been speculation floating around all offseason that the Dolphins had a secret plan in place to land both Brady and Payton this year, and although both guys have been given the chance to  shoot down the speculation, neither of them have really denied anything this offseason.

Brady had a chance to shoot down the rumors last week when he was asked if he talked with the Dolphins about possibly joining the team in 2022 — as an owner or player — and he definitely didn't deny it. 

"I've had a lot of conversations with a lot of people, as I've had for the past three or four years in my career, about different opportunities when I'm done playing football. I kind of made a decision of what I'd like to do," Brady said. "I'll get to be in the game of football. … The most important thing is where I'm at now and what I hope to do for this team. That's been my commitment, to this team and this organization."