Russell Wilson respondió a Sean Payton en las redes sociales el martes, un poco menos de 48 horas después de que el entrenador de los Broncos de Denver hizo un comentario sobre el mariscal de campo suplente de los Giants de Nueva York,

Payton and Wilson's relationship strained over their season together and eventually Payton benched Wilson for the final two games of the 2023 season. Wilson openly claimed the Broncos threatened to bench him as early as the team's bye week that year if he didn't agree to move a guarantee date in his contract.