Eli Manning’s joke about Russell Wilson’s contract during Monday’s ManningCast caught the internet’s eye but he says it wasn’t a shot at the new Broncos quarterback.
During the broadcast of the game between the Giants and Cowboys, both offenses struggled so after a punt Manning appeared to take a shot at Wilson when he said, “They should’ve paid that punter $235 million instead of Russell.” Wilson signed a five-year extension worth $245 million, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, but has struggled in his first three games with Denver.
Manning said the quip was less about Wilson and more about the punter.
