{
  "id": 10973621,
  "title": "Mike Tomlin thanks Sean Payton for special gift before ‘SNF’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/mike-tomlin-thanks-sean-payton-for-special-gift-before-snf",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:30:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-tomlin-thanks-sean-payton-153041780.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton made a surprise appearance on Sunday Night Football to surprise former NFL coach Mike Tomlin with a pair of new Jordans. Their friendship dates back to 2020, when Payton became the first NFL coach sponsored by the Jordan brand. Payton and Michael Jordan met and discussed various topics including tequila, when Jordan revealed he would become Payton's first Jordan brand coach. Since joining the Jordan brand, Payton has enjoyed the benefits and friends like Tomlin have also received gifts. Tomlin thanked Payton on social media for the new shoes, describing him as a close friend and someone who has always looked out for him.",
  "summary": "\"Anytime I get these black and yellow Jordans, he’s the same size as me, I send them to him,\" Sean Payton said of gifting Jordans to Mike Tomlin.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sean Payton surprised Mike Tomlin with new Jordans on SNF.",
    "Payton and Tomlin have been friends since 2020.",
    "Tomlin thanked Payton for the gift on social media."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}