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Patrick Willis tried to Volunteer, was turned away in tears

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis (52) celebrates

Photo credit: AP

Patrick Willis spoke on Sunday night about his desire to play at the University of Tennessee -- where Peyton Manning played -- before winding up at Ole Miss -- where Eli Manning played.

See, in New Orleans, everything comes back to the Mannings!

Anyway, here's Willis:

"I was a Vols fan growing up," he said of his childhood in Brewston, TN. "That was like America’s...

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