In that document Manning is accused of allegedly rubbed his rectum and scrotum on Naughright’s face during an examination, according to SB Nation.
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As for the alleged incident in 1996, the document states that Manning initially denied the incident and that Naughright’s supervisor, associate trainer Mike Rollo, claimed that it occurred as Manning was mooning another athlete, Saxon.
We are three days into the social media firestorm set off against former Vol Peyton Manning and all of the controversy stemming from a 1996 incident involving a former UT staffer.
Naughright claimed that the school asked her to change her story and say that, when she later left the Knoxville school, it was because an African-American athlete had exposed himself to her and was not because of the alleged incident with Manning. Manning later described her in a book, Manning: A Father, a Son and His Football Legacy, as being “vulgar mouthed”.
As for the sexual assault, the Daily News taking the time to write the story expounding on the disgusting details of what Manning did is refreshing. It was out there, yet was hardly considered a blemish on Manning’s otherwise spotless public image (mostly before those HGH allegations emerged). Manning countered he was “mooning” a teammate. The case was settled in 1997 on the condition Naughright leave her position, the lawsuit said. Numerous depositions and affidavits were submitted to the court.
Manning has not commented on the incidents that have resurfaced. In Nov. 2003, the two sides resorted to mediation, a non-binding form of dispute resolution where a mediator proposes settlement ideas in hope that both sides agree to one of them.
According to SportsBusiness Journal, CBS, ESPN, Fox and NBC would all like to add Manning to their on-air staff for National Football League broadcasts.
In two TV interviews after the game, Manning said he planned to celebrate the Broncos’ victory by drinking Budweiser deep into the night.
The subject of Manning was of course brought up during the edition of First Take, and as you would expect Stephen A. Smith had some thoughts about all of this. Manning is listed in that lawsuit as one of these examples. In it, she demanded that Manning abide by the settlement agreement. The 74-page document is not a court order or any other decision made by a neutral party.
But do you think Manning learned his lesson? This was around the time when ESPN aired “ESPN Classic Sports Century: Peyton Manning”.
“While it is outrageous that the University of Tennessee chose to turn a blind eye to sexual violence by student athletes like Manning, it would be flat out unacceptable for the National Football League and major companies like Nationwide Insurance and Papa John’s Pizza to continue to stand with Manning in light of emerging evidence”. Thus, Naughright had again been the subject of an attack by innuendo.
“Naughright’s boss, Rollo, called her “[expletive] bumper”, or “bumper”, a derogatory phrase directed at a lesbian (though she is not), and referred to a Tennessee women’s team as the “Lady Lickers”. Despite criticism and injury, when it came to who was the best quarterback this season, Peyton Manning has a ring to prove it was him.
Although numerous federal court records from 2005 are sealed, the parties appeared to settle their matter in July 2005.
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Here we go again, 20 years after the fact in this case: An iconic quarterback, and another morality play about truth, justice and whose version of events to believe.
