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Russell Wilson jabs Sean Payton while picking Broncos over Chiefs
Wilson, now 37 and working in media after leaving the NFL, made the pick on a pregame show; he called Payton classless on X in October 2025.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on this story, from The BBN Weekend Matinee at 2:06 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Russell Wilson makes playful jab at Sean Payton while predicting Broncos vs. Chiefs”, with reporting from Associated Press (via CPR) and Christian Science Monitor / Associated Press (via CPR).
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:06 PM ET on The BBN Weekend Matinee, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
The real story
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- Yahoo SportsRussell Wilson makes playful jab at Sean Payton while predicting Broncos vs. Chiefs
- Associated Press (via CPR)Here's why former Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson called Denver coach Sean Payton 'classless' October 21, 2025 · facts used on air
- Christian Science Monitor / Associated Press (via CPR)Here's why former Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson called Denver coach Sean Payton 'classless' October 21, 2025 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorRussell Wilson picked the Broncos over the Chiefs on a pregame show, and told Sean Payton, quote, you may like me, you may not, but I'm picking you.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's lovely. Is Sean the purple team?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSean is the coach, Vera. Denver is orange and blue. And a year ago, Wilson called him classless on X and brought up Bounty Gate.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a pre-existing communication style that has since been updated for television.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe went four and eleven in twenty twenty-two, got benched by Payton at the end of twenty twenty-three, and now he's rooting for the guy.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTrust me, that's a divorce with a live audience and a network deal.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBoth men have released statements confirming the last year was a scheduling issue, and the word classless was a typo.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorChiefs at Broncos is later. Over in the NHL, Hurricanes lead Jets one to nothing with twenty minutes left in the second.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWilson is picking him, Payton is not criticizing him, and a two-hundred-forty-five-million-dollar extension is somehow still the quietest part of this.
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