NAPA, Calif. - Peyton Manning visited the Oakland Raiders training camp practice on Thursday and having played for Jon Gruden once before, in the 2001 Pro Bowl, Manning sees the same coach 17-plus years later as he did in Hawaii.
"Being a football junkie, Jon and I kind of speak the same language," Manning said after taking in practice. "So I know he's happy and it's good for football that he's back in the game."
Manning, who is on a speaking circuit, said he reached out to Gruden when he saw his tour was bringing him to San Francisco, to see if he could get his "football fix for the summer.