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Good Morning Football host, Kyle Brandt, has thrown serious shade at Russell Wilson, branding him a 'poser' following the Denver Broncos' 12-9 overtime loss to Indianapolis.
Brandt more than made up for the excitement lacking in the primetime game, criticizing Wilson for being disingenuous, while also taking aim at the quarterback and his wife away from the football field.
While Brandt started analyzing Wilson's unawareness of wide-open receiver K.J. Hamler -- who would have won the game for the Broncos in overtime had Wilson seem him -- he quickly shifted to a broader point about Wilson.
Russell Wilson has failed to inspire since arriving in Denver, with the AFC team currently at 2-3
'I think Russell Wilson is one of the least authentic personalities we have in this league,' Brandt said on NFL Network. 'I think Russell Wilson is a poser, and that doesn't mean he's a bad person, I actually think he's a good person.
'I work the NFL honors, I work the red carpet... Russell Wilson shows up with his sunglasses and his wife, and I think, they think they're Jay-Z and Beyonce and they will literally put their hand up and say "no, we're not talking."
'Why?! Because you think you're that cool? And you're that famous and you're that amazing and everything is so perfect? That does not work in the locker room unless you're really good or a really, really good guy.'
Wilson and his wife, Ciara, are frequently seen at various sporting and lavish celebrity events
Brandt and his colleagues were reacting to the Broncos' loss -- its third on the season -- as pressure mounts on head coach, Nathaniel Hackett and Wilson, the team's prized offseason acquisition.
'I think he tries to be something he's not,' Brandt continued. 'When you make the $245million you've either got to be a really great guy with the locker room who loves
