Mike Macdonald: I apologized to Sean Payton, feedback weren’t meant for public use

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald confirmed that his feedback about Broncos head coach Sean Payton in a current interview had been meant to be off the record throughout his Wednesday press convention.

In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Macdonald recounted Payton getting upset with the Seahawks for utilizing fan-recorded movies from Denver’s coaching camp to arrange for a Week 1 sport between the groups in 2024. Macdonald likened it to a “Cold War” with Payton referencing Spygate and the Seahawks countering with a menace to sue him if he went public with any accusations.

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Macdonald stated on Wednesday that the feedback had been made throughout a dialog earlier than he thought the interview was being recorded and stated there was a “sure kind of understanding” about their use. Macdonald declined to debate any conversations which may have taken place about how the video made it to the general public, however stated he reached out to Payton with an apology.

“It was one thing I did not intend to return out for public use,” Macdonald stated. “Thought it was probably the most applicable factor to achieve out to Sean and actually simply apologize to him for having that be public when it wasn’t meant to. . . . It’s a lesson discovered. I gotta be higher in that second for understanding I’m answerable for what I say regardless of the circumstance.”

Macdonald stated Payton was “superior” of their dialog and the 2 males can have an opportunity to face off for the second time as head coaches in Week 6.