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 McVay wants Ty Simpson to practice quarterbacking in the mirror. [PFT]

The wild Sean Payton/Bill Belicheat story that is so out there that Joe has a hard time thinking the NFL would allow the gimmick (think Brett Favre taking a dive for Michael Strahan). [CBS]

Von Miller regrets not signing with the Seahawks. Am sure a lot of former free agents regret that. [Yahoo!]

Brian Schottenheimer had a handshake deal to stay in Dallas had he not been hired as head coach. [NFL]

What the hell is going on in Ybor City? [TikTok]

Buffets are not good? This tells Joe the columnist has never been to an Amish buffet. Vegas used to have some awesome buffets but The Sickness killed that. (All hail Der Dutchman!) [Outkick]

This won’t end well: Ken Rosenthal throws shade at Mike Francesa. “The Pope” has a significantly bigger following than Rosenthal. [Awful Announcing]

Better monitor your insurance bills closely. Big insurance companies like State Farm are going full-blown AI but the technology isn’t so intelligent. It’s fraught with errors and mistakes that cost shareholders money. Isn’t advanced technology fun? #SkyNet [Wall Street Journal]

Husky saves boy from bear. (Video style!) [ABC News]

#Merica250 [TikTok]

💻 @McShay13

The 2027 QB Draft Class is set to be 🔥 and our man from the @ringer broke them all down from Arch to Sellers and everyone in between:#NFL #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/s3vXA3wwgG

— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) July 1, 2026

What is the worst way to lose a big game?

Blowout or heartbreak pic.twitter.com/dTG21oEHT3

— Wake Up Barstool (@wakeupbarstool) July 8, 2026