Reggie Wayne sheds light on what Peyton Manning’s ‘Omaha!’ call means

Reggie Wayne, one of Peyton Manning’s favorite receivers during their time with the Indianapolis Colts, offered a sobering assessment of his former quarterback, who faces Tom Brady for the 17th time in the AFC championship game Sunday afternoon.

“I know a lot of people ask what Omaha means”.

The meaning of Peyton Manning’s famous “Omaha” call has finally been revealed – by his former teammate Reggie Wayne. “If there’s a run to the right, Omaha is going to be a run left”. “So there’s your answer to that”.

And even if Wayne was telling the truth about his “Omaha” call, you can nearly certainly expect that audible to either be a dummy call or to mean something entirely different by the time the game kicks off.

Manning’s response was classic Peyton – providing humor and sarcasm, while addressing a burning question without giving away a shred as to what the play call could possibly mean.

It’s surprising to hear Wayne talk like this about Peyton Manning, as the two played together for a decade and were a very successful duo. However, he did drop an interesting nugget about Manning’s preparations.

But the Denver Broncos star’s secret may now be out after Wayne, who he played with as a member of the Indianapolis Colts for ten seasons, lifted the lid on its meaning.

For years, opposing defenses have tried to figure out and guess what “Omaha” meant to get an advantage on the snap to get to Manning faster.

Manning, the Broncos quarterback, famously often yells “Omaha!” at the line of scrimmage.