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Reggie Wayne says Curtis Painter threw the hardest passes

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Former NFL receiver Reggie Wayne was lucky enough to catch passes from Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Andrew Luck during his 14-year NFL career.

Wayne joined the "Jay and Dan show" on Tuesday, and revealed which of his former quarterbacks surprisingly threw the hardest passes. The answer? Curtis Painter, of course.

Wayne played with Painter during the 2011 season while Manning sat out with a neck injury and the Indianapolis Colts waited for the right to select Luck.

The 37-year-old retiree had one of his worst seasons with Painter (along with the rest of the Colts' 2011 quarterbacks), catching 75 passes for 960 yards and four touchdowns.

Painter threw for 1,541 yards with six touchdowns, nine interceptions, and five fumbles through eight starts that season. He did not start a game before or after that season, and has not been on an NFL roster since 2013.

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