When Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson was with the Seahawks, he made his name in a fashion rarely seen in football: geniality. He and easygoing coach Pete Carroll made for a perfect match as Wilson won a Super Bowl in 2013 and an NFC title a year later.
However, Carroll and Wilson seemed to wear on each other as time went on—even as an aging Wilson played some of the best football of his career in his 30s. A change was necessary, and Seattle traded Wilson to Denver in March 2022.
Now, Broncos coach Sean Payton is reportedly taking a different approach to Wilson. Where Carroll became renowned for his hands-off approach to his franchise quarterback, Payton reportedly laid into Wilson for focusing on his image over football, telling him to “stop kissing all the babies.”
