DENVER Broncos quarterback Bo Nix may have revealed the reason behind his heated interaction with coach Sean Payton on the sidelines.
Rookie Nix, 24, was captured on the Fox NFL game broadcast in an animated discussion with the coach.
Nix put in the best performance of his young career in the win over the Las Vegas Raiders[/caption]
And he was asked about the moment at his press conference this week.
Nix said, “He turned and looked at me and said. ‘I love you’”
“I turned to him and said, ‘I love you back.’”
The 24-year-old was seemingly having a spot of fun as he answered the question.
Social media users were far from convinced with his explanation.
“That’s probably the exact opposite of what happened,” one noted.
“Objectively, hilarious response,” another said.
Whatever happened between Nix and Payton certainly seemed to fire the Broncos quarterback up.
Nix put in his best performance in the NFL to date after being drafted this summer.
He finished 19 for 27 and had 206 yards with two touchdowns in their Week 5 win.
Denver beat AFC West rivals the Las Vegas Raiders 34-18 to improve to 3-2 this season.
Coach Payton played down the fiery incident with Nix by referencing 1986 movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
“It’s part of the deal,” Payton said.
“There’s still a little Ferris Bueller in this player that we’ve got to get rid of, talking about Bo, and I love him to death.
“Sometimes it’s my love language.”
Payton then explained to the media what happened in the movie.
The coach said, “Ferris was kind of quirky, doing his own thing once in a while.
“There are times where you send something in and I don’t want it flipped and then it gets flipped and so it’s all good.
“He works his tail off and I am that way. It just is what it is.”
Nix was drafted No. 12 overall out of Oregon.
He spent two years at the Ducks having transferred from Auburn.
