Baltimore Beatdown on Peyton Manning

ArticleRavens news: Ray Lewis almost brought Peyton Manning to Baltimore
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I was literally 30 seconds away from Peyton Manning saying yes to come to Baltimore. We sat in Hawaii, we were sitting at the bar, and we stayed there for hours, and I'm saying, 'look, if I put you on one side, you leave me on the other side, and me and you go at this thing together…' I sold him, I sold him, I sold him, I sold him. Then at the last minute, he ended up staying home.
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Ray Lewis nearly signed Manning to Ravens in Hawaii; Manning declined at last minute.

Ray Lewis revealed he nearly recruited Manning to the Ravens during a Pro Bowl in Hawaii, coming within 30 seconds of securing Manning's verbal commitment. Lewis pitched a partnership: 'if I put you on one side, you leave me on the other side, and me and you go at this thing together.' The timing was likely 2004, when Manning was tagged by Indianapolis before signing a seven-year, $98 million extension; the 2010 Pro Bowl is less likely given the Ravens had drafted Joe Flacco in the first round just two years prior. Manning ultimately declined and stayed with his original team.

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