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Peyton Manning got inducted into the Hall of Fame during the induction class of 2021. While giving his acceptance speech, Manning stole the show. He reflected on how the admin had shortened the time of their speeches and expected the players to sum up their careers in six minutes.

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However, he didn’t back down from a hilarious jibe at his arch-rival Ray Lewis for his long acceptance speech during the 2018 induction.

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Mocking the NFL for cutting their acceptance speech time, the 2x Super Bowl champion said, “Tonight’s speech is an all-time hurry hurry. That’s 2021 induction class wants to thank those previous inductees who gave long-winded acceptance speeches. Forcing us to have a whopping 6 minutes to recap our football careers.”

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He took a jibe at the Ravens‘ LB Lewis, saying, “I want to give a special thanks to my old rival Ray Lewis for being here tonight. Ray just finished giving his speech that he started in 2018.” It comes after Ray gave a 33-minute-long acceptance speech on his induction into the Hall of Fame.

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Further, he joked about Tom Brady’s potential induction into the Hall of Fame much later. He joked about how Brady would give his acceptance speech when he would get eligible for it in 2035, that is, through his Instagram account.

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Peyton Manning and Ray Lewis Head-to-Head

Going head-to-head, Ray Lewis has always had a striking rivalry with the 5x NFL MVP. Both have won two Super Bowl championships with one Super Bowl MVP. Coincidently, both the QB and the LB won their second Super Bowl title the year they retired.

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Moreover, the duo met three times in the playoffs. Consequently, the Broncos‘ QB Manning won two of three. Neither of them dominated each other throughout their career. Both Lewis and Manning had their ups and downs and retired as all-time greats in the NFL.

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What do you think of the jibe by Manning on his former arch-rival, Ray Lewis?

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Ayush Jha is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He is a current graduate of the University of Delhi and has worked on publishing academic research in the past. Ayush has always been an avid sports lover, representing his school team in cricket and soccer. To however fulfill his enthusiasm for covering and writing about sports, he started following the NFL and gradually developed a very keen interest in it. He follows the great quarterback Tom Brady and is a massive fan of his game. In his leisure time away from writing, Ayush likes watching classic Hollywood films alongside sipping a nice, hot cup of coffee.

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