There were no Tears for a Clown when Broncos owner Greg Penner fired Nathaniel Hackett in 2022. After an odious 15-game performance, stained by players lacking discipline and fighting on the sideline, Penner identified the qualities most important for removing the floppy shoes and red nose from the organization’s coaching office.

After four years of competing against each other in the NFC, Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh are now set to face off in the same division.

The first AFC West battle between Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh and Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton should be an interesting one, to say the least. Harbaugh, after all, seemed to be on the shortlist of candidates for the job in Denver before Payton got it.

Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh are two ornery cusses rasslin' for the same football glory as coaches of the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers, respectively.