Russell Wilson called out Sean Payton on social media after his former coach said after Sunday’s game that he told Giants owner John Mara that he wished the team had waited to change quarterbacks until after they played the Broncos.
Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton was hoping to face former quarterback Russell Wilson when they faced the New York Giants this past Sunday. He got rookie Jaxson Dart instead.
That caught Wilson’s attention.
“Classless. but not surprised. Didn’t realize you’re still bounty hunting 15+ years later through the media”, Wilson wrote on X followed by some laughing emojis and the hashtag #LetsRide, a catchphrase he used at the end of his news conferences while a member of the Broncos from 2022-23.
Wilson was responding to comments made by Payton after Sunday’s game, which the Broncos won 33-32 with a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback.
“I have a ton of respect for [the Giants] organization”, Payton said. “I spent four of my early years there coordinating a Super Bowl, first game in this stadium before 9/11, close with the Mara and Tisch family.
“They found a little spark with that quarterback.
