When Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton met with the media after the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, one thing became pretty clear early on — Sean Payton got the quarterback he was pining for through the whole pre-draft process.
However, the process wasn’t lacking in stress in that room for Payton and Paton. They had expected a team like the New York Giants to throw a wrench into things, but it ended up being the Atlanta Falcons who shocked everyone.
“Honestly, we felt like the Giants were the joker team in that there were three teams at the front that needed quarterbacks, Payton said last night.