The New York Jets were taken aback when Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton took unprompted shots at the team for “trying to win the offseason”. Payton also took a direct shot at Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, calling Hackett’s coaching job in Denver last season “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL”.
Hackett was the Broncos’ head coach in 2022, leading the team to a disappointing 4-11 record under quarterback Russell Wilson until he was fired prior to the end of the season.
The comments from Payton led to a litany of responses from Jets players, including quarterback Aaron Rodgers.