By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

March 11, 2010, 5:05PM

I spoke with New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton about the Saints’ first week of free agency and their upcoming visit with quarterback Jake Delhomme, who is scheduled to arrive Friday.

Payton said he goes back with Delhomme, not only having competed against him in the NFC South, but that he spent a lot of quality time with him when Delhomme took a free agent visit to Dallas in 2003. Obviously, several Saints executives also know Delhomme well from his time in New Orleans from 1997-2002.

“He’s someone we certainly have a lot of respect for, having competed against him,” Payton said. “In his mind, I’m sure he’s looking through his options, looking for place he might be able to start, if that exists. And if that doesn’t exist, there could be a lot of reasons for him to come back here.”

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