Overview
- Wilson posted on X that Payton was "classless" and quipped about "bounty hunting," a pointed reference to the NFL’s Bountygate findings that led to Payton’s yearlong ban in 2012.
- Payton had praised rookie Jaxson Dart after Denver’s 33-32 win and said he told Giants owner John Mara he wished the quarterback change from Wilson to Dart had come after the Broncos game.
- As of Tuesday evening, there was no substantive public response from Payton to Wilson’s remarks.
- Dart remains the Giants’ starter after replacing Wilson following an 0-3 start, and he accounted for multiple touchdowns in the narrow loss to Denver.
- The exchange spotlights lingering tension from 2023, when Payton benched Wilson late in their lone season together and Denver later released him with significant dead-money consequences.