Cash payments made by New Orleans Saints coaches would ordinarily be reason for alarm, but defensive coordinator Rob Ryan did it the right way on Sunday following the Saints’ Week 1 victory.

According to the NOLA Defender, Ryan popped into Uptown dive bar Ms. Mae’s after a 23-17 win against the Atlanta Falcons.

“He put down 100 bucks and was like buy everybody a round and keep the change,” Matherne said. Anyone who has seen the sun come up outside of Ms. Mae’s knows $100 can buy a lot. “In here, that’s like a fortune,” said Matherne.

The bartender said Ryan often comes in and orders three fingers of Lagavulin 16 while thumbing through a dog-eared copy of The Stranger and discussing American intervention policies with fellow patrons.

Kidding. He drinks a Rolling Rock and is “so down to earth,” according to Matherne.

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