NEW ORLEANS -- Sean Payton is moving his family to Dallas

and the Saints have no problem with it - however, many New Orleans

fans do.

Payton confirmed Tuesday that he buying a house in Dallas and is

moving his wife and two children to Texas while he remains the

Saints' head coach.

"When my wife and I relocated our family from Dallas, we had

always dreamed of someday settling there," Payton said is a

statement released by the team. "We feel that now is the best time

to do this. It's a decision that I'm sure many families have to

confront, and I don't know if there is any one right or wrong

decision - just the best one you can make for your own family."'

The decision is not sitting will with numerous Saints fans

who've expressed consternation and confusion over the matter on

call-in shows and internet chat sites.

Saints owner Tom Benson and Mickey Loomis both issed statements

of support and sounded confident that Payton was committed to

sticking with the club that first made him a head coach in January

of 2006.

"Sean is our head coach," Benson said. "Like we do with

everyone in our organization, we support them when they need to

make tough personal decisions. Sean is making a decision in the

best interest of his family and he needs our support and he will

get it. What I do know is that Sean is completely focused on

bringing our team back to a championship."

Loomis pointed out that it is not uncommon for coaches to coach

in one city while their permanent home is in another.

Former Colts coach Tony Dungy did so with the Colts while his

family lived in Florida. In the NBA, current New Jersey Nets coach

Avery Johnson maintains his permanent home in Texas.

"This is a personal family matter for Sean and his family and

after discussing it with him, I support his decision," Loomis

said. "We spoke of numerous other coaches that have done the same

thing successfully. I am confident that Sean will continue to be an

excellent head coach for the Saints for many years to come and he

remains steadfast to get our team back to the Super Bowl and bring

the Lombardi Trophy back to New Orleans."