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Eric Decker quickly sees link with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Wide receiver Eric Decker has been with the New England Patriots for five days and two practices, but that has been long enough for him to draw a link between quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, the latter of whom he played with in Denver from 2012-2013.

“These guys have played a lot of football and they understand how to win, what the formula is,” Decker said Tuesday in his first comments to Patriots reporters since signing a one-year contract worth up to $2.1 million.

“Peyton is the same way.