Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction.

Distraction of the Day

Sean Payton having regrets. You don’t say? [PFT]

Todd Monken is the new Browns coach. Joe hopes the Browns mop up the AFC North. [CBS]

Coaching hire grades. [Yahoo!]

Who is standing out at the East-West Shrine practices? [NFL]

You won’t see Jim McMahon crying about Bill Belicheat having to wait to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [TikTok]

Browns players say they look forward to playing in the new Browns dome. Said it beats playing in the cold. [SI]

Weird: Not big TV numbers for Championship Sunday despite two close games and half of America snowed in. [Awful Announcing]

Colleges are shrinking their recruiting budgets to instead concentrate on paying transfers. [Sportico]

Sad but true: You ever buy a baseball ticket off of Ticketmaster and there are so many tack-on fees like “processing” and “convenience” and “handling” that you’d think you’re checking into a high-end Vegas casino and resort with all the resort fees? Well, baseball teams are starting to get sued over this nonsense. Even if judges determine these “fees” are illegal, guess what will happen? The face value of the tickets will go up at least 30 percent to make up for all the lost “fees.” So even if baseball fans win, they will lose. [Front Office Sports]

The Chicago pope ain’t hip with AI bots. Imagine he’d flip his zucchetto over “Emily.” [Outkick]

“Do you want to go… ?” [TikTok]

Do the Broncos win the AFC Championship Game with Bo Nix?

Let's discuss:@heykayadams pic.twitter.com/rIU1OWxqUB

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) January 27, 2026

Would you eat here?

Tacos "El Paisa"
San Rafael, Mexico City | 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/V4DXfu0j1O

— 🥥 𝙇𝘼𝙏𝘼𝙈 🥥 (@TheLatamGuy) January 27, 2026