But if the happenings at the Broncos’ training camp Thursday is any indication, the future Hall of Famer still cracks jokes like a 10-year-old. You see, coach John Fox has implemented a new blue football during training camp to help Manning work on ball security.
A blue ball.
You can imagine where this is going.
From Sports Illustrated: I know y’all wanted to know about the ball security ball,” Manning began. “Did you ask [Fox]? What did he say? It’s a different color because it’s training camp. Does that make any sense?
“It won’t be blue during the regular season,” he continued. “But training camp?”
And then you realize: he doesn’t want to talk about ball security at all.
“It’s what color in training camp?”
Blue. A blue ball. Manning laughs, and when Manning is laughing, things in Denver are as they should be.
We cannot confirm, however, that when a reporter tried to tell him to act like an NFL quarterback, he responded with “I know you are but what am I?”
