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Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:02 pm EST

Peyton Manning threw Jay Cutler's diabetes monitor in the pool

By MJD

And then, for extra laughs, Peyton drove around to various nursing homes in the Honolulu area, unplugging oxygen machines and slathering canes and walkers in Crisco.

I kid, I kid. Peyton doesn't have any hatred of the elderly or disease-ridden. As it turns out, he destroyed Jay Cutler's blood sugar monitor (Cutler's a type 1 diabetic) by mistake. As part of all the zany Pro Bowl hijinx, Peyton and friends were going to toss Cutler in the pool, and while they did protect his cell phone, they forgot one other thing.

Here's how it went down, courtesy of the Denver Post:

The gang of Pro Bowl football players had been gathered around the tables, swapping stories, when suddenly the Broncos' quarterback had 300-pound Nick Mangold pushing from one side, 310-pound Kris Dielman holding the other and his cell phone swindled into the hands of a coy Peyton Manning.

Cutler's radar had gone up, but he never had a chance.

Splash!

"We gave him a Pro Bowl baptism," said Dielman, the star offensive guard of the rival San Diego Chargers.

Great fun. Big laughs. There was just one problem. Cutler is a Type 1 diabetic, and in his pocket was his blood-sugar monitor. 

"That was a prank where I thought we were smart enough to get the cellphone out of his pocket," Dielman said. "But then, 'Oops.' "

Oops indeed. In their defense, though, some blood sugar monitors do look slightly cell-phone-esque.

Fortunately, Cutler took it all in stride and was able to make a few calls and get a new monitor quickly. If I was him, I would have started faking stomach cramps and pretending to lose my eyesight, while screaming that I could die without my monitor. But that's just me, and I like to teach people lessons that will stick for a lifetime.

Gracias, With Leather.

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  1. Isaac M
    1. Posted by Isaac M Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:48 pm EDT

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    Yet another reason why we care about the Pro Bowl... oh wait.
  2. cesar s
    2. Posted by cesar s Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT

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    LOL thats hilarious
  3. gaborik10m
    3. Posted by gaborik10m Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    Jay Cutler went to the Pro Bowl?
  4. clark_kent_1938
    4. Posted by clark_kent_1938 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    Talk about a misleading headline. Way to try to demonize someone.
  5. ryan w
    5. Posted by ryan w Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    whats this "pro bowl" you guys are talking about?
  6. Scott E
    6. Posted by Scott E Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:34 pm EDT

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    Kids, kids, kids......now everyone out of the pool.
  7. SDSuperFan
    7. Posted by SDSuperFan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

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    I am sure Dielman was having an extra laugh for his own QB back at home who should have been there to witness this...OH Well...I am sure the ever loveable Philip Rivers is laughing as well...
    Maybe they should refer to this as Dunk the Punk...LOL
  8. Jim
    8. Posted by Jim Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:00 pm EDT

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    although they don't cost a lot.... I would've made the three buy me a new one.... then take a test on themselves. Being a type 1 diabetic.... this was funny only due to the fact it is easy to replace..... if it was an insulin pump.... OUCH!!! :)
  9. Io A
    9. Posted by Io A Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT

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    "Jimmy. Here's a couple of C-notes. Go down to CVS and pick up another monitor and a bottle of strips for Jay."
    Problem solved.
  10. loxman5
    10. Posted by loxman5 Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:58 pm EDT

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    cutler is the man you will all see that for yourselfs very soon go BRONCOS
  11. Bill G
    11. Posted by Bill G Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:44 pm EDT

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    The closest Philip Rivers will ever get to a Pro-Bowl or a Super Bowl for that matter is as a jock strap boy.
  12. eyesofastranger1963
    12. Posted by eyesofastranger1963 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:57 pm EDT

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    Rivers is a punk SD
  13. loxman5
    13. Posted by loxman5 Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:58 pm EDT

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    lmao at # 15 you go boy
  14. Powdered Blue
    14. Posted by Powdered Blue Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    no, cutler's the punk, just ask him
  15. Chris
    15. Posted by Chris Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:09 pm EDT

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    shocked emo cutler didn't cry and pout.
  16. Boostedsm
    16. Posted by Boostedsm Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    @SDSuckfan
    Phillys Rivers is a whinny little B, with the numbers Cutler and company put up this last season you can't tell me Phillys should be there in stead. Anyway, don't the Chargers have a player to pick up from the drunk tank.... again?
  17. Boostedsm
    17. Posted by Boostedsm Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    @B Money
    To be fair this is a blog, not really a news story, just commenting on a news story. He did give DP the credit.
  18. enr p
    18. Posted by enr p Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:55 pm EDT

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    Boys having fun ! yeah !! recession? WHaaaAt recession ???
  19. Chubs
    19. Posted by Chubs Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:54 pm EDT

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    What would Cutler be doing at the Pro Bowl?
  20. jeremyvillano
    20. Posted by jeremyvillano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    #6: What part of the headline is misleading? Did Peyton Manning not throw Cutler's monitor into the pool?
  21. jeremyvillano
    21. Posted by jeremyvillano Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    Cutler is a punk, huh? Here part of the rest of the article:
    This is Cutler's first Pro Bowl appearance, which is one more than expected for a quarterback who has been starting for only two full seasons. He has made a favorable impression here, and not just poolside. During the first quarterback meeting with the Baltimore Ravens' and AFC coaching staff, the playing time rotation was revealed. Manning would start, Cutler would play next and veteran Kerry Collins would take a few series in the second half.
    Coach John Harbaugh had even said Cutler would get most of the reps.
    Cutler said hold on, here. Collins is 36, a 14-year NFL veteran invited to only his second Pro Bowl. Cutler insisted Collins play ahead of him.
    "I thought it was a real nice gesture on his part," Collins said. "And I said to him, 'You were voted ahead of me and you should go.' And he said, 'No, no.' It was respectful, and I really appreciated it. I've enjoyed getting to know him. He's definitely a good guy to hang with."
    At lunch Wednesday, Dielman pulled up a chair at Cutler's poolside table. Mr. Charger and Mr. Bronco. Aren't these guys supposed to dislike each other?
    "He's like a lot of us, (we) play it up a little bit," Cutler said. "I wasn't sure how he was going to be because he's Philip's boy, but he's been great."
    As the football nation knows, Cutler and Chargers' quarterback Philip Rivers don't like each other. It must be the island.
    "We're all out here in Hawaii having a good time," Dielman said. "We'll deal with that during the season. Jay's a good dude. Philip's a good dude. They're two competitors. That's what happens when you have two competitors going at each other."
    [The only punks are the Chargers fans who can't ever seem to quit whining about their choke-tastic team. -- JV]
  22. bobs_your_uncle_lah
    22. Posted by bobs_your_uncle_lah Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:10 pm EDT

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    Why didn't rivers help cutler???
    oh yea... he was at home and (this is good) because the second alt went instead of him!!!
    ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
  23. scubasteve
    23. Posted by scubasteve Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:56 pm EDT

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    Dude, MJD, you totally missed the boat on this article. They threw JAY into the pool. They took his cellphone so it wouldn't get ruined but overlooked the fact that he's diabetic and had his blood sugar monitor on his person.
  24. swanson_71
    24. Posted by swanson_71 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:50 pm EDT

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    Rivers got screwed out of the Pro Bowl, and I didn't think it was right for the man to have the year he did and Favre and even Cutler make it. I think it's ashame!
  25. Deanfortythree
    25. Posted by Deanfortythree Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    That's awesome. and then Mangold & Dielman sat on him while he was underwater. God I hate Cutler

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