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Beth Shuey is best known as the first wife of NFL coach Sean Payton. She has never published her finances, so any "net worth" you see is an estimate. Here is what is documented.
Payton met Beth, an Indiana State University graduate, while coaching at the school. They had two children: daughter Meghan (born 1997) and son Connor (born 2000). In June 2012 the couple filed for divorce.
Payton led the New Orleans Saints to victory in Super Bowl XLIV after the 2009 season. He became head coach of the Denver Broncos in January 2023, and Denver won the AFC West in 2025 before losing the AFC Championship Game. He married Skylene Montgomery in a private ceremony on 18 June 2021 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
| Claim | Status |
|---|---|
| $1.5 million to $2 million | Repeated by bio sites without sources |
| Texas home received in the divorce, about $3.5 million | Widely repeated; we could not trace it to court documents |
| Career in business sales and charity work | Described in several profiles |
Divorce settlements are often sealed or only partly reported, which is why numbers differ. We prefer to say there is no verified figure.
When a high-profile coach divorces, readers assume the other spouse’s finances are public, but private individuals rarely disclose them. For similar cases, read Ron Capps and Joe Kenda.
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Ron Capps is a retired Army lieutenant colonel, Foreign Service officer, author and founder of the Veterans Writing Project. His net worth has never been published.
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