leviramsey Posted January 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Fair play to Manning, good sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2013 In 20 years, that kid will probably be #1 overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2013 Back story Ray Lewis was sick Saturday night, 90 minutes after the Ravens had stunned the Broncos here, and he was waiting in a stadium anteroom to be connected with Deion Sanders for an NFL Network interview. "Flu?'' someone asked him. He nodded in the midst of a coughing jag, said he'd had it all week, sounding like a Contagion victim. He did not look good, and if it hadn't been Deion on the other end, Lewis would have walked away. Then word came from a Ravens security man that waiting in the locker room was the vanquished Peyton Manning, who wanted to see him. And Lewis very much wanted to see Manning. As NFL Network technical people fiddled with the connection, seconds passed. Patience got thin. "I'm missing a great warrior right now," Lewis said to no one, a sense of urgency in his voice. After eight minutes, the interview was over and Lewis was unhooked and he walked back into the nearly deserted Ravens locker room. There was Manning, waiting in a charcoal suit with his wife, Ashley, and their 21-month-old son, Marshall. Hugs all around. Ashley Manning, hugging Lewis, said: "I'm not very happy, but I'm happy for you,'' and she sounded like she meant it. Peyton and Lewis talked quietly, out of earshot, for four minutes. It's right that no one would hear it. Manning had a sad smile most of the time, and Lewis a wide one. Over the years, I've seen a few of these postgame meetings between friends or stars with admiration for each other. Most often it's a handshake, a few whispered words, a hug, and one is off to his team bus and the other off to his life. This was longer. This was one of the greatest linebackers of all time, in the last month of his football life, and one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, after one of his toughest losses, who had to say goodbye to Lewis. I heard only one word out of either man, standing a few yards away, and it was Lewis saying, "Respect.'' Not sure of the context, but come on. Connect the dots. The buses were waiting for Lewis, and he had to go, but Ashley said, with a touch of the fan in her, and knowing that Marshall Manning one day would appreciate it, "Can I get a picture?" Peyton Manning, Ray Lewis, Marshall Manning. Smiling for the iPhone. A powerful, cool moment on a weekend full of them. None quite like this one. That photo, though, was shot and tweeted by a Ravens PR guy. But I would not be surprised if Ashley's photo ends up hanging on the walls chez Manning and chez Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 In 20 years, that kid will probably be #1 overall. "Why didn't you win as many times as uncle Eli?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I LOOOOVE beating teams from Texas...especially the same team twice in one season. Now then, a rematch from last years' conference final. They'll be playing on emotion, we'll be playing on discipline...I'll take us by a TD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 That Broncos-Ravens game will be remembered for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Just love that everyone had wrote us off Edited January 14, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2013 Surprisingly, the first game on NFL Turning Point tonight is Ravens-Broncos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 "I was at Ray Lewis last game" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2013 I did like Terrell Suggs taunting the fans behind the bench about whether they'd rather still have Tebow after that pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 24, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2013 A kind soul (not me, for the record) has uploaded the NFL Turning Point for that roundhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHB6l8FmBnw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts