Wilson was benched near the end of the 2023 season with the Broncos and released despite taking on a $85 million hit in dead salary cap money. He signed with the Steelers on a one

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton seemingly took a brutal shot at former quarterback Russell Wilson when speaking with the Denver media at his season-ending press conference.

In his second season serving as HC of the Broncos, Payton guided the club to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth with rookie Bo Nix serving as Denver's starting quarterback.

It sure seems like Russell Wilson is happier outside of Denver, and Broncos head coach Sean Payton might be even happier than Wilson. Wilson played fine with the Pittsburgh Steelers this year, but it ended with the same results as the last 8 years for the team.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson received major shade from Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. The post QB Russell Wilson Receives Indirect Shade From Broncos’ Sean Payton appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is clearly in a much better place now than he was at the end of the Russell Wilson era.

Payton benched Wilson in December 2023 to keep the veteran healthy so that Denver could eat the largest dead cap hit in NFL history to show the signal-caller the door last March.

The Denver Broncos are a team on the rise. After a disastrous stretch, the Broncos made the playoffs again this season, the first time since winning the Super Bowl with a very veteran Peyton Manning and prime Von Miller.