Two days before he was to open training camp, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton stood in the hot south Louisiana sun hoisting boxes of food and personal supplies into a steady stream of vehicles slowly pulling past him in Venice.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton carries a box of food to a waiting vehicle during a food distribution on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Venice. Feed The Children partnered with Payton’s Play It Forward foundation and country singer Sammy Kershaw’s protectourcoastline.org to hand out food and personal items.

For a man who has heard more than his share of cheers since leading the Saints to the Super Bowl championship, Payton was hearing a different kind of appreciation on Tuesday.

“I thought he was a wonderful coach before, now I think he is a wonderful man,” said Catherine Reels, 55. “I think the world of him helping like this.”

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