VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-16
“There's a lot of people dressed up as empty seats today,”
Sean Payton · said 2026-08-14 · reported 2026-08-16
Payton was asked at halftime about the sparse crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during the Falcons-Broncos preseason game.
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