Sean Payton referred to Bo Nix as Ferris Bueller and no one understands why

Travis Wakeman

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While the Denver Broncos were putting an end to their long-standing losing streak to the Las Vegas Raiders, head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Bo Nix were caught in a verbal spat on the sideline. Though the win was terrific, you knew both men would have to address that situation with the media following the game. 

When asked about the incident, Payton compared his rookie QB to Ferris Beuhler, the main character of the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off played by Matthew Broderick. Do you get the reference? Me either. 

Still, it makes for a funny discussion. 

 

Nix was asked about the incident and his coach referring to him as Bueller and, despite saying the movie was "kinda old", the 24-year-old said that he has seen the movie a "handful of times". 

Payton may be saying that Nix still likes to do things his own way, much like Bueller, a rebellious high school kid who cuts class and explains his way of doing it throughout the film. 

The sideline altercation likely brought fans back to the one Payton had with Russell Wilson last season during a game against the Detroit Lions. In that one, it was Payton screaming in the face of his quarterback, who took it all in stride. 

That seemed to be a negative and it came during a blowout loss. With the one between Payton and Nix coming during a win, it will likely be turned into a positive, where Nix shows his competitive spirit. Tom Brady used to get away with that and that was mostly because he was on the winning side more often than not. 

As long as the Broncos keep winning, Payton will probably be just fine with Nix reminding him of Ferris Bueller. 

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Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.