Sean Payton's excoriation of predecessor Nathaniel Hackett last summer will surely be revisited when the Jets and Broncos collide Sunday. Both men have more pressing issues to deal with than any feud. The Jets have lost three straight and the Broncos finally won a game under Payton, but not before falling behind the hapless Bears by three touchdowns. Zach Wilson is out to prove last week's solid performance against the Chiefs wasn't a fluke and Russell Wilson is in the midst of a bounce-back season despite dealing with some of the same issues that plagued him last season under Hackett.
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“In football terms, that was 15 years ago, 20. It’s more like 25 now,” Saleh said. “But it’s long gone. We are a different football team than we were in training camp, so are they. We are just going out to play a football game. The reality is that coaches don’t play, it’s the players.” Safety Justin Simmons embraced ex-Broncos coach Vic Fangio, now coordinating the Dolphins’ defense, in Miami last month and he said he plans to do the same if he sees Hackett after this game.
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