Sean Payton Shrugs Off Awkward Mike Macdonald Situation
“Fans will tape or post plays from training camp on Twitter, and so it’s like public knowledge. And so, we took, like, 100 plays from their training camp. Anyway, he got wind of it, and he lost it.”...Macdonald shared that Payton called Seahawks general manager John Schneider and “threatened to do a whole Patriot ‘Spygate’ type of thing,” which the Seahawks countered with a threat to sue if Payton publicly alleged they’d cheated.
- ▪“Fans will tape or post plays from training camp on Twitter, and so it’s like public knowledge.
- ▪And so, we took, like, 100 plays from their training camp.
- ▪Anyway, he got wind of it, and he lost it.”...Macdonald shared that Payton called Seahawks general manager John Schneider and “threatened to do a whole Patriot ‘Spygate’ type of thing,” which the Seahawks countered with a threat to sue if P
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By Keagan Stiefel0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Sean Payton and Mike Macdonald are all good.Payton, head coach of the Denver Broncos, and Macdonald, head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, found themselves in an awkward situation after the latter was caught on a hot mic telling a story about the former during his interview on "In Depth with Graham Bensinger."Macdonald described Payton as “not my biggest fan” during what he presumed was a private exchange with Bensinger.Read More on NFL“We play [the Broncos] our first game,” Macdonald said in a now-viral clip. “Fans will tape or post plays from training camp on Twitter, and so it’s like public knowledge.
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