Last Monday night, Peyton Manning told a hilarious tale involving legendary actress Pamela Anderson, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, and former long-snapper David Binn.
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Bill Belichick, the head coach of the New England Patriots, is typically regarded as a platonist figure in the NFL, but occasionally, he exhibits a side of himself that is rarely discussed in the media.
Manning recalled a time when he and Belichick shared a locker room at the 2006 Pro Bowl during Monday Night Football between the Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. Manning claimed that Belichick chose Binn for the Pro Bowl on purpose one year because Binn was dating Anderson at the time.
Crazy ‘Bill Belichick-Pamela Anderson’ Story
Bill chose David Binn, who was dating Pamela Anderson at the time, as his long snapper because he thought the other players would enjoy seeing Pamela in the pool in Hawaii, according to Manning.
In the end, Pamela never showed up in Hawaii. Talking about the incident, Binn recalled the first practice before the 2007 Pro Bowl: “I’m coming off and I’m walking by Bill.” He then asks, “Hey, where’s your girlfriend?” as he turns to face me. I responded, “Oh, Pam? She stayed inside. Remember me “why the f*ck I invited you out here then”, he says. Belichick, according to him, seemed serious.
Binn continued, “He gave me this deadpan look. And although he didn’t smile, I assumed he was kidding. I thought, ‘Wait, is he serious?’ Is he joking? I simply walked away. I was unable to understand it.”
Binn played for the Chargers for 17 seasons between 1994 and 2010. He was only once selected for the 2007 Pro Bowl. Belichick repeatedly led the AFC team to the Pro Bowl, in 1998, 2006, and 2010.
