Much has been made about Indianapolis Colts immortal Peyton Manning’s rivalry with Tom Brady during his run with the New England Patriots. What originally started as a tough back-and-forth in which each player prevented the other from reaching the Super Bowl has turned much less venomous since Manning has retired.
Despite that, Peyton isn’t above throwing a few jabs here and there at Brady and New England on his “Peyton’s Places” show.
Manning, in an interview with actor Kurt Russell, jokingly came one step short of ending the interview after Russell mentioned how he started becoming a Patriots fan after Brady’s rise to stardom.
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Indianapolis Colts legend Peyton Manning was having tons of fun at Tom Brady’s expense
Manning, who remains a comparable statistical quarterback to Brady, had the star of The Best Of Times, one of his favorite movies, on his show to discuss what it was like to play a quarterback during a movie while trading anecdotes about how much he loved Russell’s acting.
While most of the episode features the two analyzing Russell’s performance as Reno Hightower in the same way Manning would break down game film, there are a few jabs in there directed at Brady.
In a post-credits scene, Russell mentioned how footballs in movies are often smaller and softer than ones used during NFL games. Smelling blood in the water, Manning popped off yet another Patriots joke, jabbing at them by comparing those footballs to the ones Brady allegedly used in the “Deflategate” scandal. Unfortunately for TB12, these jokes are never going to go away.
Actor Kurt Russell explains how they use a smaller, softer football in films.
— ESPN (@espn) January 28, 2021
Peyton's response: "Kind of like the Patriots." 😂 pic.twitter.com/bm0ndqB5l9
While Brady, who was featured in an episode of Manning’s show, doesn’t have the same vitriol for Manning that they both did when they were at their competitive best. Manning, however, will never pass up a chance to get in a dig at his old rival.
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