Peyton Manning brings back Carrie Underwood side-eye controversy at 2022 CMAs - New York Post

Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan wouldn’t fto Carrie Underwood hide astir the infamous broadside oculus she gave the “American Idol” justice astatine the CMA Awards.

During their opening monologue, Manning and Bryan, who hosted the CMAs connected Wednesday, referenced the infinitesimal from past year’s show, erstwhile helium joked about Aaron Rodgers’ coronavirus vaccine controversy. At the time, Underwood’s husband, erstwhile NHL prima Mike Fisher, defended Rodgers connected societal media, and erstwhile the camera panned to the singer, she delivered a stoic broadside eye.

“Carrie Underwood and I person a batch successful common,” Manning said to Bryan during Wednesday’s opening monologue. “We some enactment with Brad Paisley, we’ve some been connected ‘Sunday Night Football’ a batch and we’re some precise tense astir what Luke Bryan mightiness accidental tonight.”

The gag drew laughs from the star-studded crowd, and Bryan replied, “Hell, adjacent I’m tense astir what Luke Bryan mightiness accidental tonight.”

Not overmuch was disconnected limits for the NFL fable and state euphony prima successful their opening monologue.

Carrie Underwood astatine the 2022 CMAs connected Nov. 10, 2022.FilmMagic

Peyton Manning astatine the 2022 CMAs connected Nov. 10, 2022.ABC via Getty Images

“Whatever makes you country, you are invited present tonight,” Bryan said during the 2021 CMAs. “Rest assured, we’re pursuing each the wellness protocols to support everyone safe, and it is truthful large to beryllium present with each my chap artists — tested and together. Or immunized? Who is it? Just playing.”

The camera past showed Underwood, who didn’t look amused by the joke, and conscionable gave a stern look.

Bryan’s gag was astir Rodgers and his arguable stance connected vaccines, which dominated headlines past November erstwhile the Packers backmost tested affirmative for COVID-19. He past entered the NFL protocol for unvaccinated players.

Rodgers intentionally misled reporters successful August erstwhile helium told them helium was “immunized” against coronavirus. Rodgers, astatine the time, said helium had been pursuing an “immunization protocol” alternatively of getting vaccinated.

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher astatine the CMAsFilmMagic

Carrie Underwood performs astatine the 2022 CMAsABC via Getty Images

At the time, Fisher made headlines erstwhile helium took to societal media to support Rodgers.

“I basal with @aaronrodgers12 I judge successful the state to take what we enactment successful our bodies and the state of conscience,” the hockey player wrote successful a lengthy Instagram statement. “I hold with him successful that the subject intelligibly shows the vaccinated dispersed covid astatine fundamentally the aforesaid complaint arsenic the unvaccinated.

“The @nhl @nfl and different leagues are ignoring the subject and choosing to coerce and punish unvaccinated players with these restrictions. If they truly cared astir people’s wellness they would person regular investigating for all.”