{
  "id": 4131723,
  "title": "Sean Payton blasts Geoff Schwartz to defend Bo Nix following Denver Broncos’ preseason win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/sean-payton-blasts-geoff-schwartz-to-defend-bo-nix-following-denver",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T07:09:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sean-payton-blasts-geoff-schwartz-070904289.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton defended his quarterback Bo Nix after Fox Sports analyst Geoff Schwartz criticized him. Schwartz claimed that Nix is \"the same quarterback he was in college,\" consistent and not making mistakes, but not pushing the ball down the field. After the Broncos' 34-6 preseason win against the Minnesota Vikings, Payton retorted, \"I have a pause and then it's like, 'What are you watching?' Just watch the tape.\" He went on to explain that watching live players can reveal different qualities, citing his initial impressions of Percy Harvin and Adrian Peterson. Payton then pointed out that Schwartz played college football at Nix's alma mater, Oregon, and differentiated his career from Nix's, noting that Nix has thrown more touchdown passes than any other quarterback in his first two years in the NFL. Payton criticized Schwartz for his lack of NFL experience, comparing him to a 7th-round draft pick who bounced around five teams and played in only 74 games with 39 starts.",
  "summary": "Denver Broncos' head coach Sean Payton always has Bo Nix's back. That was on full display for the world to see Thursday morning and then again on Friday night.",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}