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Nobody's touched this yet. But I'm sure people saw it.
Anyway, here's a little more about it:
The folks in Indy are mum and/or in full spin cycle when it comes to the topic of Peyton Manning and his sideline scuffle with receiver Reggie Wayne. Rumors circulating through the league as of Monday night are that Wayne's shout-and-shove of Peyton reflects an undercurrent of resentment toward Manning for his cap-busting contract.
The thinking, per a league source, is that Manning was a "pig" when he didn't have to be. With eight starters slated to become unrestricted free agents after the 2004 season, more than a few players are getting antsy about the effect of Manning's deal on their own ability to get paid.
As one league insider told us on Monday night, "The players know that it's going to impact all of them in coming years."
Meanwhile, it turns out that Wayne isn't the only guy who was in the face of Colts quarterback Peyton Manning on Sunday at the end of the team's loss to the Jaguars. Peyton also was told to stifle himself by the game officials, whom Manning apparently was trying to instruct on the finer points of handling an instant replay review.
Sources close to the on-field action tell us that Manning was acting like a "f--king baby, and like he was the Commissioner or something."
We know it's heresy in some circles to dub Manning a big phony. But we've heard it from enough league insiders to persuade us that there must indeed be something to it. And with some of Manning's own players mustering the stones to take him on in the public eye, Peyton's authority over the team could be crumbling.
Anyway, here's a little more about it:
The folks in Indy are mum and/or in full spin cycle when it comes to the topic of Peyton Manning and his sideline scuffle with receiver Reggie Wayne. Rumors circulating through the league as of Monday night are that Wayne's shout-and-shove of Peyton reflects an undercurrent of resentment toward Manning for his cap-busting contract.
The thinking, per a league source, is that Manning was a "pig" when he didn't have to be. With eight starters slated to become unrestricted free agents after the 2004 season, more than a few players are getting antsy about the effect of Manning's deal on their own ability to get paid.
As one league insider told us on Monday night, "The players know that it's going to impact all of them in coming years."
Meanwhile, it turns out that Wayne isn't the only guy who was in the face of Colts quarterback Peyton Manning on Sunday at the end of the team's loss to the Jaguars. Peyton also was told to stifle himself by the game officials, whom Manning apparently was trying to instruct on the finer points of handling an instant replay review.
Sources close to the on-field action tell us that Manning was acting like a "f--king baby, and like he was the Commissioner or something."
We know it's heresy in some circles to dub Manning a big phony. But we've heard it from enough league insiders to persuade us that there must indeed be something to it. And with some of Manning's own players mustering the stones to take him on in the public eye, Peyton's authority over the team could be crumbling.
