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Jets roast Broncos HC Sean Payton with brutal social media post after win

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 10/8/23

If there is any doubt that there was a personal element to Sunday’s Denver Broncos-New York Jets game, the Jets put that to rest with their postgame message on social media.

The Jets beat the Broncos, 31-21, and wasted no time taking aim at Broncos coach Sean Payton after the game.

The Jets shared a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, mocking Payton for his preseason comments about the organization. Referencing a recent meme trend involving shrugging actor Kevin James, the Jets shared an edited picture of a shocked-looking James wearing Payton’s trademark visor, along with the caption “when you lose to the ‘offseason champs.'”

when you lose to the "offseason champs" pic.twitter.com/FzNIqGWZks

— New York Jets (@nyjets) October 8, 2023

Payton, as you may remember, dismissed the Jets as a team focused on “trying to win the offseason” in comments he made before the year. In the same interview, Payton said his predecessor, current Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, was responsible for “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL,” though he later apologized for saying as much publicly.

The Jets made clear before the game that they remembered Payton’s comments very clearly. So did the team’s social media squad. That added up to what has to amount to one of the more humiliating days of Payton’s career.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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