Before he could set National Football League records or win Super Bowls, before he could even say he’d played one full National Football League game, Peyton Manning had to stand on the opposite sideline for his pro debut and watch how a legend operates.
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Also on hand was Bennie Fowler, who caught Manning’s last pass on a 2-point conversion to cap Denver’s 24-10 win over Carolina a month ago in Super Bowl 50.
To Harris, who played with Manning all four years the quarterback was in Denver, it was just another example of how Manning was a “team guy”.
Even when accounting for Cutcliffe’s bias and ties to the Manning family, it’s not as if there isn’t justification for his belief that Manning is the greatest quarterback to play the game.
His NFL records include most career passing yards, most touchdown passes, most game-winning drives, most games started and most wins as a starting quarterback.
Colts were a perennial playoff team with Manning at the helm and they won the Super Bowl in 2006. “You could see that it’s going to be tough for him, but I think it is good timing and he’s getting out at the right time”. “I love the game, so you don’t have to wonder if I will miss it”.
“Every athlete out there should look at Peyton Manning. I thought he gave it his all, and it was a good time and a good opportunity to get out”. “He was going to be at his best every day and he was going to challenge you to do the same, and if you weren’t he was going to tell you about it”. In his tweet, Stalley wrote, “Thank you 18, for 18 great years!” After a breathtaking career defined by two championships and unrivaled preparation, Manning officially retired from football before a packed auditorium of media, family, friends and former teammates at Dove Valley.
“There were other players more talented, but there was no one who could outprepare me”, Manning said.
Two legendary defensive figures in Eagles franchise history clearly left a lasting impact on Peyton Manning, upon his retirement from the NFL. What’s more, he is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns (539) and passing yards (71,940).
“At an estimated cost of $750 million, there is absolutely no way Lucas Oil Stadium receives 50-percent financing from the public sector if not for the team’s turnaround in success during the Manning era”, Rishe said.
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During a follow up news conference, one reporter brought up allegations of sexual assault against Manning by female football trainer Jamie Ann Naughright. “Like Forrest Gump said, ‘That’s all I have to say about that”.
