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Peyton Manning Jokes About Patriots Bugging His Locker, Talking to WRs in Shower

There probably weren't many people who had the New England Patriots being one of the main characters of the first quarter in ESPN2's broadcast of Monday's game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, but that is exactly what happened.

The alternate broadcast features Peyton and Eli Manning having conversations about the game, and the former—perhaps lightheartedly—suggested the Patriots may have bugged the locker room during his playing career:

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Peyton Manning: “Every time I played New England, I used to go and talk to my receivers in the shower... Don’t talk about a play next to my locker because I know it’s bugged.