 He caught two passes for 25 yards in the Seahawks' season opener against the Buffalo Bills.However, in week 2 against the San Francisco 49ers, Payne suffered a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee while leaping to catch a 14-yard pass, and was tackled by 49ers' safety Dashon Goldson.He was placed on injured reserve on September 15, 2008, and missed the rest of the 2008 season.