Sean Payton’s only concern about Jaylen Waddle is route-related.
Not on the football field, mind you. There, Waddle can run a double move in a 12-yard box on a 2-point conversion play.
Instead, the route Waddle and Denver players take to their cars after games.
Fans after Sunday night’s wild win over the Los Angeles Rams took photos and videos of Waddle wearing a walking boot on his right foot, raising concerns about a potential injury.
Not to worry, Payton said Wednesday, one day after The Post reported Waddle had avoided any substantial injury.
“He’s doing great,” Payton said of Waddle. “A lot of times — look, I saw what you saw, right? Let’s be honest, we saw him in a boot. I would just say this — I normally don’t spend a lot of time on injuries, but you’d be amazed at how many players after a game, we put a boot on them.”
Waddle, Payton said, was a full practice participant Wednesday. He is listed on the injury report with a foot issue, but the boot was only a precaution.
“We’ve got to find a way to not have him walking through the parking lot and then have you guys asking me questions on Wednesday about a boot,” Payton said.
Waddle, of course, made one of the biggest plays of the game in Denver’s comeback, running an out-and-up on a 2-point play and then catching a pass from quarterback Bo Nix that came in straight over defensive back Josh Wallace’s helmet.
In a video posted by the NFL of Nix, who had a microphone on for the game, the quarterback marvels, “I don’t know how he saw it. I threw it to a spot just praying.”
Payton on Wednesday was equally impressed.
“No. 1, it takes a bit of time because it’s, call it a double-move at the 2-yard line and that’s, like, ‘Whoa,'” Payton said. “So it stems off that little quick (action). And it’s not really for everyone to run. You’ve got to start fast, stop fast. The throw, the timing and all of that were pretty remarkable.”
Dondrea Tillman dealing with hamstring, Marvin Mims Jr. back to full-go
Elsewhere on the injury report, OLB Dondrea Tillman did not practice due to a hamstring injury. Tillman played until late in the fourth quarter against the Rams, but a source told The Post that he is dealing with muscle tightness and is considered day-to-day.
Wide receiver Marvin Mims, Jr. (foot) and running back J.K. Dobbins (hip) were full participants. DT Zach Allen got a partial veteran rest day.
The news on Mims is particularly encouraging. He’s missed the past two weeks and hadn’t been a full participant since before Denver’s opener against Kansas City. Payton said after the Rams game that the Broncos hoped to get Mims back “soon” and that appears to be tracking toward this weekend.
San Francisco had a litany of key players who didn’t practice Wednesday, including LT Trent Williams (neck), Nick Bosa (calf), Mike Evans (ribs), Dre Greenlaw (quad), Christian McCaffrey (vet rest) and Keion White (hamstring).
League told Sean McVay that DPI shouldn’t have been called late in Denver win
Rams coach Sean McVay told reporters in Los Angeles on Wednesday that the league told him no pass interference should have been called against Wallace on a critical third-down snap during Denver’s game-winning drive. Broncos receiver Pat Bryant acknowledged that he sold the contact made on the play in hopes of drawing a flag, but also that he thought Wallace did interfere.
