Peyton Manning’s affidavit from a 2003 defamation lawsuit filed by a former University of Tennessee athletic trainer shows his version of an incident that has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks.
WATE-TV in Knoxville published the document. You can read the affidavit here.
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The allegations brought by Jamie Naughright (who went by Jamie Whited at the time) claims Manning committed a lewd act while getting treated for an ankle injury.
In the affidavit, Manning says “I pulled down my shorts for about one second to expose my buttocks to him [Malcolm Saxon, who was nearby], or as is colloquially known, to ‘moon’ him.