EXCLUSIVE Ray Lewis. Shannon Sharpe.

Ed Reed. Jamal Lewis had fun with a lot of tales on the Ravens … … yet claims Peyton Manning — — his 1-year colleague at Tennessee — was the man that revealed him how you can be a pro.

The ex-NFL celebrity informed us he went complete Allen Iverson when he appeared at UT, not offering a damn regarding method … … and also it nearly obtained him benched.

1 technique sesh with Peyton altered whatever.

“Each play was much like he remained in the video game … … full throttle,” Lewis informed TMZ Sports. “That’s a quality that I embraced as well as I tackled, and also it aided me reach where I am.”

FYI, Jamal assisted Baltimore win a Super Dish as a newbie, as well as intimidated Eric Dickerson’s all-time single-season hurrying document a couple of years later on.

Nowadays, he’s a director for trade convention business City Shows … … as well as informed us he’s killin’ the video game with all his clients (sans Steelers followers).