Jon Gruden recalls hilarious Peyton Manning jab after ill-advised play call

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Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden has football stories for days, especially when it comes to quarterbacks outsmarting him. 

During the latest episode of his "Gruden's QB Class" on Barstool Sports, the former coach spoke with 2025 NFL Draft prospect Seth Henigan of Memphis when he brought up a play during his career while facing Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. 

Gruden's squad, though he didn't specify which team it was at the time, called an all-out blitz on Manning and the Colts. But sending the house wasn't going to throw off one of the sharpest quarterbacks of all time.

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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden walks onto the field before the start of a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Aug. 29, 2021. (Cary Edmondson/USA Today Sports)

"When they start all-out blitzing us, that'd be the last time they do it," Gruden told Henigan. "I did it to Peyton Manning. We called an all-out blitz against Peyton Manning. He saw it, he flashed a hand signal, touchdown."

As Gruden watched the Colts score, he said Manning made sure to rub it in. 

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"You know what he did after he did it? He ran right by my sideline, and he says, ‘Are you out of your f---ing mind?’ I swear he did that."

Manning was known for his ability to read defenses before the snap, making necessary adjustments with his offensive line and receivers to get positive yardage. 

And Gruden wasn't the only head coach who watched Manning dissect his squad with such precision that a touchdown was the end result. 

Manning is a