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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Peyton Manning is as prolific a pitchman as he is a passer, and he cant even avoid all the commercials he stars in.I change the channel immediately, Manning said. And if other teammates are in the room, I run out of the room. I dont even want to hear the abuse coming my way. I dont watch a ton of TV, so I dont see a lot of it. But thats what I do, I change the channel. Nobody should be caught watching themselves on a commercial.Even when his mug isnt on the TV, Manning receives pot shots.One of Mannings latest endorsements is for Nationwide Insurance, and in the commercial he delivers a series of seven-syllable sing-songs to the companys Nationwide is on your side jingle.He hollers out 50-Omaha-set-hut! on the football field. Then in the cold tub mutters Losing feeling in my toes. As hes driving, he sings, Nothing beats that new car smell. Then, in a kitchen he bites into a sandwich after admiringly singing, Chicken parm, you taste so good.That last ditty caught up to him recently.We had some chicken parmesan in the lunch room the other day and he was loading it up and I said, Hey, what is that? Denver Broncos teammate Mitch Unrein recounted Wednesday.Oh, its chicken parm, Manning replied.I was like, Oh, does it taste so good? Unrein cracked.All Manning could do was join in the laughter.It was a layup, Manning said. I just served it right up to him.And yes, it did taste good.It was not bad, Manning said.Not many teammates have the guts to razz Manning.I didnt know what was going to happen when I started giving him a hard time about it, Unrein said. But he was a good sport about it.It takes some serious panache to poke fun at the five-time MVP, and Unrein certainly has that. After all, hes the most surprising member of the touchdown-catch club in Mannings careerDenvers fourth-year defensive tackle lined up at fullback on Dec. 2, 2012, slipped into the left flat on first-and-goal from the 1 and hauled in Mannings floater to help the Broncos beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23.Everyone can (roast him), but it takes a certain amount of guts to do it, Unrein said. And I was feeling lucky that day. ... It kind of just came to me and I decided to give him a hard time.Manning was asked if he told Unrein he wont be catching any more touchdown passes from him as a result of being a wise guy.Yeah, he said he doesnt have any more room in his trophy case to put the ball, Manning said. 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"There wasnt a lot available in general," he said. "I think deals that changed the look of your team seemed to happen at the draft." Nonis acknowledged that his team had been up and down, putting the onus on the Leafs to return to their winning ways before the Olympic break. "If we do, we should be fine. And if we dont, then were going to have some difficulties," he said. "But its not a bad team. I think weve got a good core group. Were very young still." Nonis said he did get trade inquiries, pointing to younger players like rookie defenceman Morgan Rielly -- who turns 20 on Sunday. "Morgan Riellys easy to move today. But it doesnt makes sense to us." He said the team could have got some "pretty good high picks" for some of its players facing unrestricted free agency this summer. One of thoose is forward Dave Bolland, who is recovering from a tendon injury.dddddddddddd There is no time frame on his return, with Nonis saying some movement was still causing him discomfort. "Its going to take however long it takes. Im hopeful and confident that hell be back this year," said Nonis. Bolland had surgery after being checked into the board by Zack Kassian in a 4-0 loss in Vancouver on Nov. 2. Asked about taking on other teams unrestricted free agents via trade, Nonis said either the price was too high or he felt the Leafs already had comparable players. "Why pay a price for nothing? Asked how close the Leafs were to being a Stanley Cup contender, Nonis said the salary cap has changed the NHL landscape so that anyone who gets into the post-season has a chance to win it all. "Are there favourites? No question, Would I put ourselves in as a favourite? No. But I think you saw in the last year we were pretty close to moving on." Toronto, which took Boston to seven games in the first round of last seasons playoffs, was 32-23-8 going into Wednesday nights game in New York against the Rangers. 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