{
  "id": 9186402,
  "title": "Seahawks’ Mike Macdonald Accuses Broncos’ Sean Payton of Threatening Him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/seahawks-mike-macdonald-accuses-broncos-sean-payton-of-threatening-him",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T19:35:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/seahawks-mike-macdonald-accuses-broncos-sean-payton-of-threatening-him-12474595"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Seattle Seahawks' Mike Macdonald has accused the Denver Broncos' Sean Payton of making threats against him. The two NFL coaches are set to face off in the Week 6 Thursday Night Football matchup on October 15. Both men are highly respected in their respective roles. Macdonald, who led the Seahawks to a 26-20 victory over the Broncos in their Week 1 matchup, said he likes Payton, but is not his biggest fan. After the game, Payton allegedly threatened Macdonald, warning him that if he went public with the allegations, they would sue him. Despite losing their starting quarterback to injury early in Week 1, the Seahawks have started the 2026 season 2-0.",
  "summary": "Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald made shocking revelations about alleged behavior from Broncos head coach Sean Payton.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Mike Macdonald says Sean Payton accused team of cheating after Seahawks used fan videos to scout Denver's offense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/mike-macdonald-says-sean-payton-accused-team-of-cheating-after",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:28:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}