Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning made 14 Pro Bowls during his football career — with all but one of those games taking place at Honolulu’s Aloha Stadium.
And while most of the Pro Bowlers players expected that to mean a laid-back tropical vacation to Hawaii, Manning apparently used the social aspect of the Pro Bowl to improve his football game.
At least that’s what Hall of Fame defensive back Ty Law remembers about his Pro Bowl experiences with Manning.
In a radio interview with Dale & Keefe on WEEI, the former Patriots star remembered Manning prying game secrets from the other Pro Bowlers with the help of a bunch of Mai Tais … all on Manning’s tab.
Law said:
“Peyton would try to get you — one you get over to the Pro Bowl, you’re on the same team. Peyton tried to get you drunk and then try to dig in to your brain. ‘What did you see? Why did you do this?’ … ‘It’s on me!’ He tried to feed you all these damn Mai Tais. He kept feeding you all those, and then he wanted to come at you and butter you up and ask you what you see and this and that. I was like, ‘Peyton, I ain’t falling for that (expletive).’ I tell him right there.”
That’s quite the scheme.
Manning basically treated the Pro Bowl as a reconnaissance trip while fooling competitors with Mai Tais, which are delicious.
