ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning says Tom Brady apologized to him — unnecessarily — after taking a shot at him in recently released emails.

Brady's exchange with a childhood friend was contained in documents released as part of the NFLPA's lawsuit on behalf of Brady seeking to quash his four-game suspension.

In it, Brady wrote: "I've got another 7 or 8 years. He has 2."

Manning said after Wednesday's practice that Brady was just joining the public conversation speculating about when he'll retire.

Manning added: "Hey, Tom sent me an apology text that was unnecessary. ... No harm, no foul."

Besides, Manning said the barbs were rather innocuous: "Someone said I was roasted. I mean, I've been roasted before. That is not a roast."

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