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(AP) — Peyton Manning, the former quarterback with a record five NFL MVPs among the string of awards and honors to his credit, calls his decision to attend the University of Tennessee one of the best he’s ever made.That makes being inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday night along with a handful of fellow Volunteers and David Cutcliffe, his former quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, even more memorable.“It’s very special,” Manning said. “I was proud to have played at the University of Tennessee for four years and you go into the NFL, you kind of carry your alma mater with you and have wonderful support from friends, teammates, coaches throughout my career. … So to be honored and have a chance to reflect on my time in college and all the relationships and memories, it’s been very special.”Manning was being inducted along with a group including Cutcliffe, now the head coach at Duke; Kara Lawson, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist who played for Pat Summitt and is now a TV analyst; Charles Davis, a four-year starter at safety and now a Fox game analyst; and Kippy Brown, a former Tennessee coach who also coached seven NFL teams.A Louisiana native, Manning also was inducted into that state’s sports hall of fame earlier this year. Manning not only chose to attend Tennessee rather than father Archie’s alma mater, Mississippi, but the quarterback endeared himself to Volunteers’ fans for deciding to return and play his senior season in Knoxville in 1997.Even after Manning left college, he continued his relationship with Cutcliffe, the man the quarterback turned to even during his career in the NFL where Manning was a 14-time Pro Bowl pick and the first starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different teams.“I would go back and work out with him in the offseason, and he would stay on top of my mechanics and fundamentals and of course a great friend throughout that process as well, so very special … to be inducted in the same class as Coach Cut,” Manning said.Cutcliffe called Manning one of the special people in his life.“How lucky can you be to get to basically coach Peyton for 22 years?” Cutcliffe said. “That’s good enough there. I could’ve retired right then. It’s just been fun. … I think the thing that’s most rewarding is that Peyton is such a dedicated individual when it comes to his trade. If you’re going to work with him http://www.coltscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-bobby-okereke-jersey Jersey , you better get better. And Peyton Manning made me better.”Another inductee didn’t play at Tennessee, but Patrick Willis got to try to tackle Manning in the NFL. The former San Francisco 49ers linebacker said he was grateful to be honored as part of what he called an amazing class. And yes, it’s easier when not trying to defend Manning on a field.“He’s a genius on the field and off the field,” Willis said. “Obviously, on the field, he’s a general and yeah it’s an honor to have played against him and to be going into the Hall of Fame with him.”Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk also was being honored Saturday night as the 2019 Tennessean of the Year, a big honor for someone who had fans questioning her commitment to Nashville and the state when she took charge of the team in March 2015. Strunk helped Nashville host the NFL draft in April, an event that drew a record 600,000 fans.Strunk said she hope she’s answered any questions about herself after what’s been a whirlwind the past four years. Posing for photos alongside Manning, whom her late father tried to sign in 2012, left her a little bit in awe.“I’m happy to be part of the group,” Strunk said. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Avery Williamson remembers walking up to C.J. Mosley at the NFL combine five years ago, eager to meet the playmaking Alabama linebacker.Williamson had watched Mosley from the other sideline as an opponent at Kentucky, so he figured his personality off the field might match his big-hitting style on it.“He just said, ‘What’s up?’ That’s it,” Williamson recalled with a laugh. “He was so quiet, he didn’t say too much. I might’ve talked to him after a game or something, but yeah, we knew each other, but we never really talked.“But he’s a nice guy, though.”All these years later Noah Fant Jersey , Williamson is finally finding out what makes Mosley tick — and vice versa — as the two prepare to enter the season as the New York Jets‘ starting inside linebackers.“He’s a southern guy, I’m a southern guy,” Mosley said. “You know, SEC, SEC. You can always match those little things. So far, we’re just kind of learning our play style. My main thing with the linebackers — MIKE and WILL — make sure we’re talking and we’re on the same page.”Mosley was one of the NFL’s biggest free-agent signings this offseason, joining the Jets on a five-year, $84 million deal after five seasons with Baltimore. The Ravens desperately wanted to keep him, but acknowledged the Jets’ offer was too steep.There were reports coach Adam Gase wasn’t a fan of throwing all that money at Mosley — or the four-year, $52.5 million contract New York gave to running back Le’Veon Bell. Gase, however, has reiterated that he’s happy to have both players on his team, and has high expectations for them.“It doesn’t matter,” Mosley said. “I’m here now. He pretty much said don’t listen to the media. It doesn’t really matter what anybody says. It doesn’t affect what I do on the field.”Mosley’s resume speaks for itself: He has had at least 100 tackles in every season but 2016, when he missed two games with an injury and finished with 92. Mosley, who turns 27 on June 19, also has nine career interceptions, 8 1/2 sacks and six forced fumbles.More than the numbers, though, it’s the intangibles and credibility he instantly brings to Gregg Williams’ unit.“He’s just the quarterback of the defense,” defensive lineman Leonard Williams said. “He’s the voice of the defense. We’ve been reiterating that whatever he says goes. If sometimes the offense is going too fast and we’re having trouble lining up, C.J. will just say: ‘OK http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/dalton-risner-jersey , run this and we’ll all be on the same page. Let’s do it.'”Mosley’s arrival has had ripple effects on the Jets. Williamson was previously the middle linebacker and called the defensive signals last season under then-coach Todd Bowles. Now, Williamson will be the WILL (weakside linebacker), a role previously filled by Darron Lee, New York’s underperforming 2016 first-round draft pick who was shipped to Kansas City last month for a sixth-rounder.“He doesn’t say too much,” Williamson said of Mosley. “He just says the play. We’re definitely starting to get used to each other and doing things out there and helping each other out as much as possible.”Mosley is all business on the field, and is perfectly fine letting others, such as safety Jamal Adams, do the yapping.“I’m more of a lead-by-example guy, so any time he wants to talk or anybody wants to talk, I’m all for it,” Mosley said. “But if I feel I need to say something, give a little pep talk, then I’ll just say it. As long as we’re all communicating with each other, then we’re all good.”Adams recalled that during the Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida, in January, he went up to Mosley and told him it would be great if they could someday line up together in the Jets’ defense.“Yeah, I remember that,” Mosley said, smiling. “And when I was going through free agency, he texted me like, ‘We’d be that great tandem.’ I’m not saying that’s what made me come here Drew Lock Jersey , but he’s definitely a great player.”Adams thought the same of Mosley, of course. And, now, he’s beginning to see it on a daily basis.“Obviously, he’s a great leader, but he’s a guy that can move around and make plays,” Adams said. “He’s a linebacker that can cover, a linebacker that can hit.”Added D-lineman Leonard Williams: “He’s an old-school linebacker, like he can come downhill and play the run and he can also play the pass. I think the biggest attribute is he’s smart.”In other words, Mosley is exactly as advertised.“There’s a lot we’ve still got to learn,” Mosley said. “But the first few weeks, it’s been fun to watch and be a part of.”NOTES: Gase canceled the final minicamp practice Thursday and instead brought the players to a Topgolf facility in New Jersey for a team-building activity. … Mosley has enjoyed having his younger brother Jamey — also a linebacker — in camp after he was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Alabama. “I’m not trying to do too much, extra coaching and all that,” C.J. Mosley said. “But if I see something I feel (he) can do a little better as far as technique on special teams or as far as his position, I give him a little bit here and there. We watch film a little bit together, go over some plays. But other than that, I kind of just let him be a rookie. He’s got to go through some of his own things on his own.”