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Peyton Manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, and if it weren’t for Tom Brady and Joe Montana, the former Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts superstar likely would be considered the greatest to ever play the position.
Despite not being able to top Brady and Montana in terms of Super Bowl victories, Manning did get two titles to his credit with different franchises, which is impressive, to say the least, especially after he was written off by the Colts, leading to him joining the Broncos in the later stages of his Hall of Fame career.
Manning played with some great players at several positions, especially at wide receiver, throwing passes to Marvin Harrison, Demaryius Thomas and Reggie Wayne, among others.
Although Manning had his fair share of elite receivers during his storied career, he revealed one player he wishes he had the chance to throw passes to ahead of the Netflix premiere of “Receiver,” via Omaha Productions.
“One, Raymond Berry,” Manning said. “Old Baltimore Colt. Going with Raymond Berry. Got to spend some time with him. He was a true master of his craft.”
If Peyton could throw a pass to one receiver in NFL History that he’s never thrown to before, it’d be…
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Instead of going with more modern former receivers like Randy Moss or Terrell Owens, or even current star Justin Jefferson, Manning went with Berry, who is likely someone no one would’ve guessed.
Even though it is not the answer many would’ve anticipated, it is on brand for Manning to name who he really wanted to throw passes to rather than who would’ve been a more popular choice.
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