Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton postgame news conference pencil incident, Digi Mart USA News (Denver): The Denver Broncos are off to a 7-2 start this season and lead a competitive AFC West division. The team reached the AFC Championship game less than a year ago, a turnaround credited largely to head coach Sean Payton, who arrived in Denver in 2023.
After the Broncos’ 26-21 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon, Payton took exception to a reporter who appeared to be smoking during his postgame press conference. The reporter was not holding a cigarette but was chewing a Dixon Ticonderoga No. 2 pencil.
Payton could barely finish his answer without laughing, and both he and the reporter took the exchange in stride. The Broncos’ head coach, a Super Bowl-winning coach, appeared somewhat embarrassed by the moment, though the interaction ended lightheartedly.
