Travis Hunter is still working on fitting in with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a two-way player.
The Colorado Buffaloes legend and Heisman Trophy winner contributed in the 31-28 win on Monday night over the Kansas City Chiefs. He pulled down a 44-yard catch from Trevor Lawrence but is still searching for this first NFL touchdown.
During the ManningCast for Monday Night Football, Peyton and Eli welcomed Glen Powell of Hulu's new hit "Chad Powers," who asked about how to play Hunter.
Peyton prompted Eli to explain what Jaguars head coach Liam Coen told him about Hunter's practice habits under Deion Sanders' staff.
"When he was at Colorado, he practiced zero with the offense," Eli Manning said. "He only practiced defense. They just kind of had a special system where they had signals. The coach would just signal the formation to him and then signal the route to him. So he just improvised, he just went out there, winged it as a receiver, so he's still learning right now how to be a receiver."
He added, "For now, I mean they want to work him at receiver and get those reps.
This is a lie. Travis Hunter practiced on both sides of the ball at Colorado. Coach Prime even had Travis practice exclusively on offense for nearly an entire spring football to refine his skills as a WR. Then practiced him at Corner for a day and he had 3 ints. Just let him play https://t.co/aBjU3ZicFC
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) October 7, 2025
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This caught the attention of many, including FOX Sports analyst Robert Griffin III, who called out Manning for the falsehood.
"This is a lie. Travis Hunter practiced on both sides of the ball at Colorado," Griffin wrote on X. Coach Prime even had Travis practice exclusively on offense for nearly an entire spring football to refine his skills as a WR. Then practiced him at Corner for a day and he had 3 ints. Just let him play."
The reason why Griffin is so confident is because all of Hunter's practices were taped by Deion Sanders Jr. and Well Off Media. As Coach Prime would say, he kept receipts to prove Manning wrong.
Hunter left Colorado as one of the most decorated players in school history. He had his jersey number retired before ever taking an NFL snap.
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