Tough-talking New Orleans Saints don’t upset Peyton Manning

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In a radio interview, Saints defensive co-ordinator Gregg Williams urged his men to give the 33-year-old Indianapolis Colts quarter-back a rough ride in Miami.

But Manning — the four-time winner of the NFL's Most Valuable Player award — said: "I guess I have been playing long enough that I don't have any reaction to a comment like that."

Saints defensive end Will Smith believes there is nothing wrong in what his co-ordinator urged.

"I think it got misinterpreted. Gregg has never once told us to go out and hurt any quarterback, especially Peyton," Smith said.

"You've got to go out and if you can get a sack and hit him, that's part of the game. Nobody ever talks about how hard people hit the running backs and the receivers.

"It's just part of the game. You have to go out there and play. Never go out and intentionally try to hurt somebody. Go out and play the game the way everybody else plays it."