Peyton Manning reveals awkward conversation with daughter after discussing how Aaron Rodgers likes his balls

Aaron Rodgers has been one of the most scrutinized players for a long time now, as the Green Bay Packers quarterback has long been one of the best.

But discussing Aaron Rodgers' balls might mean more than one thing, and Peyton Manning had to act quickly to not let his daughter think about a different meaning. He told the story during Week 15 of Monday Night Football's Manningcast during the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Green Bay Packers

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Payton Manning on interviewing Matt Lafleur: “ He told me that Aaron likes his balls very inflated. I had to tell my daughter we were talking about footballs obviously” #LARvsGB

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Payton Manning on interviewing Matt Lafleur: “ He told me that Aaron likes his balls very inflated. I had to tell my daughter we were talking about footballs obviously” 😂 #LARvsGB https://t.co/dzGYzhavNm

Peyton was in discussions with his brother, former quarterback and two-time NFL Champion Eli Manning, about the time that he interviewed Packers head coach Matt LaFleur.

The coach was telling Manning about how Aaron Rodgers prefers to have his game balls, but Peyton's daughter was listening to the conversation in the same room. Listening to what his dad said but out of context, she started laughing about something that LaFleur said, and Peyton had to act quickly.

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"And he said that Aaron likes his balls very inflated - his words. And my daughter, Mosley, kind of perked up and laughed at that. I had to tell her [that the coach] was talking about footballs, obviously"

Manning saying that to the whole world during the Manningcast was funny - perhaps even funnier than whatever entertainment the game was giving to the fans. The alternate broadcast with his brother gives listeners a different perspective of analysis to its viewers.

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Does Aaron Rodgers' inflation preference of the footballs matter?

NFL footballs being inflated or not inflated is rarely a topic of conversation. The most famous example, of course, is Deflategate, when New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was accused of deflating some of the footballs used during the first half of the 2014 AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts.

After more than a year of discussions and accusations, Brady accepted a four-game suspension at the start of the 2016 season. That year, the Patriots went on to complete the largest Super Bowl comeback ever.

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