Following the Denver Broncos’ 28-14 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, CBS cameras captured Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn in a heated exchange with Broncos coach Sean Payton.
Payton spent 16 years in the NFC South with the New Orleans Saints, so Carolina is a familiar opponent for him. It seemed that Payton wanted to stick it to his old rival as the Broncos attempted a fake field goal in the fourth quarter and later ran a trick play while leading 28-7.
While leading by three touchdowns with 4:29 left in the game, Payton called a trick play that featured wide receiver Courtland Sutton throwing a deep pass to fullback Michael Burton. Sutton completed the pass but Denver later turned the ball over (on a Sutton fumble).
It seems that Horn was not happy with the situation:
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9News cameras captured audio of Horn yelling at Payton for attempting to run up the score.
Sean Payton was confronted on the field postgame by Carolina's Jaycee Horn, who said he was "trying to run the score up."#9sports #BroncosCountry pic.twitter.com/PZMvHZk2dh
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Payton was asked about the incident after the game.
“I coached his father and so I was yelling back at him,” Payton said. “I think uh — I don’t know what the exchange was, but his father I enjoyed coaching and I enjoyed him. He was frustrated, I think he was yelling at one of our other players. So … [shrugs]. I like him, I think he’s a good player.”
Jaycee’s father, Joe Horn, was a wide receiver for the Saints from 2000-2006. Payton coached the elder Horn in the coach’s first season in New Orleans.
