Mike Tomlin thanks Sean Payton for Jordans before Rams-Broncos matchup
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 30, 2026, 3:30 PM
Last updated Sep 30, 2026

Ahead of the Week 3 Sunday Night Football matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Rams, Sean Payton surprised Mike Tomlin with a gift of black and yellow Jordans during a live segment. Payton, who has a long-standing relationship with the Jordan brand, shared that he gifts Tomlin pairs of sneakers in their shared size. Tomlin expressed his gratitude for the shoes on social media, thanking Payton for always looking out for him. The Broncos and Rams are set for kick-off shortly after this interaction.
- •Sean Payton gifts Mike Tomlin Jordans on Sunday Night Football set.
- •Payton became the first sponsored coach by Jordan in 2020.
- •Tomlin publicly thanks Payton on social media.
- •Broncos face the Rams in their Week 3 matchup.
- 3:30 PMYahoo Sports — Mike Tomlin thanks Sean Payton for special gift before ‘SNF’
""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.
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