Joe Lombardi has worked for Sean Payton longer than almost anybody in football.
The Broncos offensive coordinator is in his 13th season as an assistant in some capacity on a Payton coaching staff.
He’s heard probably most or all of the stories. He’s seen the magic at work. He’s been a part of a Super Bowl team, some much leaner years, Payton’s year suspended by the NFL and much more.
He’s undoubtedly been yelled at. A lot.
Maybe it’s no surprise, then, that he laughed off the story this week that’s carried on after NFL Network cameras on Saturday night caught Payton reaming quarterback Russell Wilson on the sideline after a second-half sequence in which Denver stalled out on the goal line.