Last week, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton listed four things he did not want to see players doing during the team’s preseason opener.
“I don’t want to see uniforms off after [starters are] done playing [with] sunglasses on and Gilligan hats on and interviews during the game,” Payton said ahead of the team’s clash with the Arizona Cardinals.
All of those things were done last summer while Nathaniel Hackett was serving as Denver’s head coach. Hackett, of course, is now an offensive coordinator for the New York Jets and he’s been ridiculed by Payton this offseason.
The Jets are being featured on Hard Knocks this year and the team’s reaction to Payton’s comments about Hackett made the first episode. At least one Jets player now appears to be trolling Payton during preseason.
During New York’s first preseason game, wide receiver Garrett Wilson did all four things Payton told his players not to do. Wilson took off his uniform, put on a “Gilligan hat” and sunglasses and gave an in-game interview.
Twitter is convinced the receiver did it just to troll Payton.
#Jets WR Garrett Wilson is trolling the #Broncos and HC Sean Payton … 💀
There’s no way it’s just a coincidence that Wilson did EVERYTHING that Sean Payton says his players CAN’T DO!😭
h/t : @MySportsUpdate @JamesPalmerTV pic.twitter.com/J1mWmjEQGl
— Blitz Alerts (@BlitzAlerts) August 13, 2023
Garrett Wilson trolled Sean Payton 😂 pic.twitter.com/9VKtRSAFci
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) August 13, 2023
Garrett Wilson is a giant FU to Sean Payton. Love it. #Jets https://t.co/vr1SWf6jIj
— Jake Asman (@JakeAsman) August 12, 2023
Garrett Wilson is sending a message to Sean Payton who recently accused the #Jets OC Nathaniel Hackett of being the worst coach of all time.
The Jets face the Broncos in week 5
🍿 🍿 🍿 pic.twitter.com/StpkguRRCD— NFL Notifications (@NFLNotify) August 13, 2023
Sean Payton‘s rules for pulled Broncos starters in preseason, via @JamesPalmerTV:
– Keep uniform on after you're done playing
– No interviews during the game
– No sunglasses
– No bucket hatsGarrett Wilson: pic.twitter.com/OEydTHvuN4
— ClutchBet (@ClutchBetSB) August 13, 2023
#Jets WR Garrett Wilson with possibly the greatest troll we have ever seen.
Doing everything #Broncos HC Sean Payton said he doesn’t want his players to do 😂
(Via @RajPC1) pic.twitter.com/SmsfTR8LUs
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) August 13, 2023
Was this the greatest trolling job of the NFL season by Garrett Wilson or a complete coincidence? 🤔
That Week 5 #Jets/#Broncos game is going to be so good 🍿 pic.twitter.com/bkQtAarZHd
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 13, 2023
I'm not sure if Garrett Wilson did this intentionally, but if he did, it's some ELITE trolling.
(h/t @RajPC1) pic.twitter.com/DcBvQRgSMz
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) August 13, 2023
Bro is a certified hater savant. https://t.co/QCfzGxUpWn
— Kyle Dvorchak (@kyletweetshere) August 13, 2023
While this is hilarious on Garrett Wilson’s part, Sean Payton is transforming a horrendous football team.
The last thing that you want on a bad football team is a sense of entitlement from the player base. Football is a team sport, and everyone is guilty for last season. On… https://t.co/CEBP3U8nBw
— Cam With A Plan (@camtheman5187) August 13, 2023
The Broncos will host the Jets in Week 5 this season. That showdown is shaping up to be a must-watch game.
