Saints' Payton says he'll pay to repair smashed alarm

New Orleans head coach Sean Payton said Monday he will pay for the damages after smashing a fire alarm in the visitors' locker room at Paul Brown Stadium before Sunday's 51-14 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Alarms had been sounding throughout the stadium for about 15 minutes before Payton took matters into his own hands to silence the distraction.

"I just needed the noise to stop," Payton said. "Gladly, we'll take care of the repair cost and I consider the Brown family and that organization as close allies and people we have a lot of respect for, and the same way with (coach) Marvin (Lewis)."

It's not clear whether any penalty is forthcoming, but the Bengals said they have alerted the authorities.

"We are aware of this situation and have been in touch with the authorities, but have nothing more on it at this time," the Bengals said in a statement.

The reason for the fire alarms sounding in the first place remains unclear.

--Field Level Media

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