ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos pushed in all their chips to acquire quarterback Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks in 2022 -- and then they lost. Lost big.
So big that they had to open their checkbook and give up draft capital to hire Sean Payton as the coach to clean up the remnants of a 5-12 season, when they were last in the league in scoring and Wilson had his worst season as a pro.
"Look, I've said, like any player, it's about how do we get them comfortable and highlight their strengths,'' Payton said.