{"id":322398,"date":"2025-10-21T23:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/322398\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T23:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:47:11","slug":"russell-wilson-calls-sean-payton-classless-for-postgame-dig-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/322398\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson calls Sean Payton \u2018classless\u2019 for postgame dig \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russell Wilson fired back at Sean Payton on social media Tuesday, a little under 48 hours since the Denver Broncos’ coach took a swipe at the New York Giants<\/a>‘ backup quarterback who lost his starting job to rookie Jaxson Dart following an 0-3 start.<\/p>\n

\u201cClassless\u2026 but not surprised\u2026.\u201d Wilson said on X, formerly Twitter. \u201cDidn\u2019t realize you\u2019re still bounty hunting 15+ years later through the media.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Classless\u2026 but not surprised\u2026.
Didn\u2019t realize you\u2019re still bounty hunting 15+ years later through the media. \ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\ude02 #LetsRide<\/a> \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n

\u2014 Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wilson took his own jab at Payton, for whom he played one ill-fated season in 2023, by referencing the \u201cBounty Gate\u201d scandal from 2009-11 with the New Orleans Saints. The NFL<\/a> in 2012 found the team was rewarding players for hits on opponents with intent to injure, and Payton was suspended for a year.<\/p>\n

Payton said after Denver’s historic 33-32 comeback win on Sunday<\/a> that the Giants \u201cfound a little spark with\u201d Dart, who became the starter, and hinted that part of a conversation he had with New York owner John Mara included wanting to face Wilson instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was talking to John Mara not too long ago and I said, \u2018We were hoping that change would\u2019ve happened long after our game,’\u201d Payton said.<\/p>\n

Wilson joined the Broncos via trade from Seattle in 2022 and signed a five-year, $245 million extension. They went 4-11 in his first season before Denver hired Payton, who was returning to coaching following a stint in broadcasting.<\/p>\n

Payton benched Wilson 15 games in, a move that ensured the QB would not get injured. If Wilson were on the roster by March 17, 2024, his $37 million salary for 2025 would have been guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Wilson was released to put an end to the ugly breakup between a veteran coach and player who had each won the Super Bowl separately.<\/p>\n

Now a little over a month away from turning 37, Wilson spent last season with Pittsburgh before signing in free agency with the Giants.<\/p>\n

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