Jeff Pearlman surprised at backlash: “I love Walter Payton”

Author Jeff Pearlman, whose new biography says Walter Payton abused drugs and cheated on his wife, says he greatly admires Payton and is taken aback by the harsh reaction his book has received among Payton’s friends and fans. “I love Walter Payton,” Pearlman said on The Dan Patrick Show, via John Mullin of CSNChicago.com. “I…