Broncos Wire will have weekly updates now through the end of training camp on the newest stories from practice and preseason. This is the 2nd edition.
Spicy start: Sean Payton kicked off training camp by protecting QB Russell Wilson in an interview with USA TODAY. In defense of Wilson, Payton cast blame for the group’s 2022 hasahardtime on previous Denver HC Nathaniel Hackett, stating last season “might haveactually been one of the worst training tasks in the history of the NFL.” Hackett is now the OC for the Jets, and Payton recommended New York might face a comparable fate as last season’s Broncos. Jets HC Robert Saleh stood up for his assistant. “Obviously, we’re doing something right if you’ve gotta talk about us when we puton’t play till Week [5],” Saleh quipped. That’s right — the Broncos are set to host Hackett and the Jets on Oct. 8. That videogame is still 4 months away, however Payton’s severe, unanticipated remarks abou