Peyton Manning went after Brandon Aiyuk for holding out on the season premiere of ManningCast. While covering the game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets, the Hall of Fame quarterback sounded off on Aiyuk after dropping a touchdown pass in the second quarter. Manning also called out his former teammate Edgerrin James for holding out when they were with the Indianapolis Colts.
“Get signed, get in training camp, there’s a reason for training camp, you need it, we need the reps,” Manning said about Aiyuk. “Get those contracts done earlier so you can get in training camp, we don’t drop balls on opening night.”
Manning later talked about a similar situation when he played with James in 2004. “I mean he’ll be good but like I said, there’s a reason we need to be in training camp. It matters to me,” he said. “I remember the 2004 game. We had some turnovers in that game…..anyway…..I’m over that game. 2004. I’m over it. It’s been 20 years.”
