Broncos coach Sean Payton stirred the pot Monday when he said he recently told New York Giants owner John Mara he hoped the team would turn to rookie Jaxson Dart at quarterback once their game had passed, a line that read as high praise for Dart and a not-so-subtle dig at former starter Russell Wilson .

“You know they found a little spark with that quarterback,” Payton said, adding, “I was talking to John Mara not too long ago, I said we were hoping that change would have happened long after our game.” The comment, posted by reporter Ari Meirov, landed amid fallout from Denver’s 33-32 comeback Sunday night and only added fuel to an already heated narrative around the Giants’ quarterback room.

Payton’s jab resonated because of the context. New York benched Russell Wilson in fav

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