Giants' Russell Wilson calls Broncos head coach Sean Payton 'classless' after post-game jab
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton gave New York Giants rookie Jaxson Dart his flowers following an epic come-from-behind win for the Broncos on Sunday But Payton needed to face the veteran Super Bowl champion quarterback the Giants have behind Dart Russell Wilson They revealed a little spark with that quarterback Payton explained of Dart during his post-game press conference after the - win for Denver I was talking to Giants owner John Mara not too long ago and I mentioned we were hoping that change would ve happened long after our championship CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMWhile Payton could ve absolutely meant Dart gave his band problems the Giants held a - lead late in the fourth quarter before a thrilling comeback Wilson didn t appreciate the words from his former Broncos coach These two have obvious history and Wilson viewed his former head coach s comments as classless Classless but not surprised Didn t realize you re still bounty hunting years later through the media Wilson posted on X with specific guffawing emojis and his famous LetsRide hashtag he used while a member of the Broncos from - GIANTS' BRIAN DABOLL TALKS STARTING JAXSON DART OVER RUSSELL WILSON 'IT S MY DECISION'Wilson s bounty hunting comment is also a jab at Payton s controversy while head coach of the New Orleans Saints The NFL revealed Payton s squad guilty of placing a bounty on targeted players leading to the head coach s season-long suspension in as part of the severe punishment from the league The relationship between Wilson and Payton was rocky to say the least after the former was traded from the Seattle Seahawks to the Broncos in It didn t last long for Wilson as Payton benched him in and he was published during the offseason despite Denver taking on a whopping million in dead money Wilson ended up going - in his starts for Denver with playoff appearances Wilson certainly wasn t happy with his benching in especially as he declared the Broncos threatened to bench him earlier that year if he did not waive an injury guarantee in his contract Wilson had million guaranteed if he could not pass a physical on the fifth day of the new league year in March Greg Penner the Broncos owner and CEO denied the unit ever threatened Wilson He commented they longed to negotiate in good faith about contract adjustments though Wilson declared he would be getting the NFLPA involved The NFLPA later sent a letter to the Broncos stating that any threat would be a violation of the league s CBA Still being paid by the Broncos Wilson signed a veteran minimum deal for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers Then the Giants signed Wilson this past offseason as well as Jameis Winston to provide veteran presence around Dart who New York traded back into the first round of the NFL Draft to snag out of Ole Miss Head coach Brian Daboll made it clear all through training camp that Wilson was the starter for his crew but after just three straight losses to open the season the switch was made to Dart He went on to win his first NFL start in a massive upset over the Los Angeles Chargers the Broncos AFC West nemesis at MetLife Stadium in Week Dart and the Giants should ve been victorious in Denver too but a collapse of epic proportions ensued with Wil Lutz drilling a game-winning field goal to cement the biggest comeback win this season in the NFL It remains Dart s offense for the foreseeable future with Wilson backing him up in New York Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
