Overview
- Wilson posted on X calling Payton “classless” and accused him of “bounty hunting,” invoking the coach’s 2012 Bountygate suspension.
- Payton’s postgame comment that the Giants “found a little spark” with Dart and that he’d hoped the QB change came after Denver’s game was widely read as a dig at Wilson.
- On Wednesday, Payton said the remarks were strictly about praising Dart and not directed at Wilson, adding he could see how they might have been perceived.
- Rookie Jaxson Dart remains New York’s starter after throwing for 283 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-32 loss that featured Denver scoring 33 fourth-quarter points.
- The exchange highlights lingering tension from 2023, when Payton benched Wilson late in the season and Denver later released him, ending their brief and rocky partnership.