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The Denver Broncos hired Vic Fangio as their head coach earlier this offseason, marking the biggest step in Fangio’s long NFL career thus far. Fangio’s tenure in the NFL dates all the way back to 1986, when he began as the linebackers coach of the New Orleans Saints. About half a decade later in 1999, […]

Peyton Manning has spoken: the offer to become a commentator on ESPN’s Monday Night Football came at the wrong time. Manning attended Denver Broncos OTAs on May 30. He told The Athletic Broncos reporter Nicki Jhabvala, “It wasn’t the right time this year.”  Peyton Manning attended Broncos OTAs today and spoke to a few of […]

Peyton Manning is living his best life since retiring from football in 2015. Most recently, Manning was found golfing with Tiger Woods in this week’s tournament. Both Manning and Woods are and were legendary athletes in their respective sports. Of course, Manning retired a few years ago after capping off a Hall of Fame-worthy career […]

The Denver Broncos managed to switch things up under center once again with the addition of quarterback Joe Flacco this offseason. It seems NFL legend Peyton Manning has high expectations for him going into the 2019 NFL season. Flacco will get a new opportunity as the starter after being replaced in his final year with […]

The retirement of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has sparked some debate regarding the best to ever play the position. Although Gronkowski makes an excellent bid, NFL legend Peyton Manning feels Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez is still in a class of his own. Both players spent the bulk of their careers going […]

Amid rumors that the New York Jets have contacted legendary quarterback Peyton Manning about their vacant general manager job, the two-time Super Bowl champion is kind of in the dark. The former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos signal-caller says that he has not heard anything from the Jets. “It’s kind of hard not to hear […]

The New York Jets would be thrilled if Sam Darnold turned out to be 3/4 the quarterback that Peyton Manning was with the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos. Current Jets coach Adam Gase worked a lot with Manning when the two were together in Denver, and Darnold is trying to learn about him. According […]

There has been a lot of talk about Peyton Manning someday becoming a general manager, and some had even linked him to the New York Jets opening. His former teammate Reggie Wayne sees the future Hall of Famer staying involved in football, but rather as an owner. Wayne doesn’t think Manning wants to give an […]

Well, that was quick. The Peyton Manning to the New York Jets rumor cycle didn’t last very long. As soon as the Jets fired Mike Maccagnan after losing a power struggle with Adam Gase, Manning’s name started to pop up. Manning had a connection to Gase, and the Jets were searching for a new general […]

Peyton Manning as a general manager? Only if he can be the owner, too. At least, that’s the conclusion former teammate Reggie Wayne came to when asked about the possibility of Manning being in an NFL team’s front office. Wayne said Manning would be a modern version of Jerry Jones: Wayne meant Manning would be […]

It appears as though there is at least a slim chance that the Manning brothers will reunite in East Rutherford — well, sort of. With Eli Manning still quarterbacking the New York Giants, future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning has been rumored as a top candidate to take over as the general manager of […]

The Manning family is one of the most well-regarded and famous families in all of football, providing the NFL with some of the greatest quarterbacks to ever have played the game. According to new reports, it looks like that lineage is set to continue with some of the younger Mannings. Arch Manning, the grandson of […]

The New York Jets have made it clear that they want to think outside the box in choosing their next general manager and some around the NFL think that guy could be Peyton Manning. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk is in the know around the NFL and thinks that Adam Gase could be the […]

If you saw Brett Favre and Peyton Manning driving around in a green old-school convertible in eastern Wisconsin on Saturday, it’s not because the Green Bay Packers are looking for an experienced backup to Aaron Rodgers. Favre was back in his old stomping grounds to film a guest appearance on Manning’s new ESPN series, Peyton’s […]

Daniel Jones’ connection to Eli and Peyton Manning has already proven an incredible asset. If the three quarterbacks didn’t play under current Duke coach David Cutcliffe in college, there’s certainly a chance Jones wouldn’t have been selected by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft. Of course, that very notion is one of […]

Duke’s Daniel Jones won’t be the first quarterback picked in the 2019 NFL draft. He might not even be the second or third player at his position to hear his name called on Thursday night. If Jones does as he hopes in the NFL and ultimately lives up to comparisons to Peyton and Eli Manning, […]

Although Jason Witten has left the confines of the Monday Night Football booth to rejoin the NFL, former quarterback and future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning won’t be replacing him, despite many fans and media hoping so. According to Michael McCarthy of Sporting News via Pro Football Talk, Peyton Manning won’t be joining the Monday […]

Peyton Manning finally has his own show on ESPN. According to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, Manning will host a 30-episode ESPN documentary which kicks off in July of 2019. ESPN has announced the 2019 debut of ‘Peyton’s Places.’ It’s a 30-episode documentary hosted by Manning. Divided into five chapters, the ESPN+ project debuts in […]

The New York Jets secured a backup quarterback, former Minnesota Vikings signal-caller Trevor Siemian. It seems New York has future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning to thank for pointing him in its direction. Trevor Siemian revealed that he was either going to sign with New York or Minnesota this offseason. According to Ethan Greenburg […]

At the NFL owners’ meetings on Tuesday, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was close to reaching a deal with former quarterback Peyton Manning for a front-office role. According to Zac Keefer of the Indianapolis Star, Jim Irsay had a conversation with Manning in 2016 after the team was coming off a disappointing 8-8 season. Manning […]

The ESPN Monday Night Football booth will be changing again this season due to Jason Witten un-retiring from football – which means he retired from announcing. With that in mind, ESPN has a big name in mind – Peyton Manning. The problem with that, according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, is that Manning keeps saying […]

Former football player and sometime celebrity Peyton Manning will have a new gig soon, if the powers that be get their way. According to NBC Sports, Manning took a meeting with ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro and content chief Connor Schell on March 11 to discuss the potential of working the gig. Although no further details […]

Joe Flacco and Peyton Manning tried to beat each other for many seasons. Now they might try to meet under decidedly different circumstances. On Wednesday, the Denver Broncos’ blockbuster trade for Flacco finally became official. The Baltimore Raven will replace the incumbent Case Keenum at quarterback for Denver and try to transform the team’s offense. […]

Brett Favre, the face of the NFL in the 1990s, played his way into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH in 2016, the legendary quarterback started an NFL-record 297 consecutive games—321 including the postseason—in his storied career. The three-time MVP and 11-time Pro […]

With today’s shocking news that Jason Witten was stepping down from his role with Monday Night Football to return to the Dallas Cowboys, speculation immediately began swirling about who would take his place. Peyton Manning was rumored to be a candidate when the job was open last year, and it looks like he’ll be sought […]

The Indianapolis Colts recently welcomed back Howard Mudd to their coaching staff, and it seems quarterback Andrew Luck’s similarities to quarterback Peyton Manning had something to do with it. Mudd had been with the Colts for over a decade as an offensive line coach. According to Mike Chappell of Fox59, he acknowledged that Luck’s uncanny […]

The NFL may have won the battle for best Super Bowl commercial when it released one of the greatest commercials in the history of the big game during the Super Bowl 53 broadcast. People are always talking about the best commercials each year, but it’s probably going to be hard to beat this one given […]

One of the biggest questions commentators have about the New York Jets is, who will be able to develop quarterback Sam Darnold? According to football great Peyton Manning, though, first-year head coach Adam Gase is the perfect person to develop Darnold in a way that prior coaches haven’t been able to. Manning also feels as […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and Kansas City Chiefs signal-caller Patrick Mahomes are two of the NFL’s biggest rising stars, but their relationship goes far beyond simply playing the same position. Watson and Mahomes have known each other since they were teenagers and both entered the NFL the same year in 2017, with Watson starting […]

Despite the fact that he finished his illustrious NFL playing career as a member of the Denver Broncos, future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning remains an Indianapolis Colts legend. With the Colts unexpectedly encountering a breakout campaign in 2018-19, Manning recently returned to the fold himself en route to commenting on all things Colts […]

Peyton Manning is remembering the “good old days” when he was on the field, and he spoke to the Indianapolis Star about his time with the Indianapolis Colts. Scott Horner of the Star recalls the time that he spoke to Manning about getting around an old NFL rule when he did his first mini-camp with the […]

The 2018 NFL season was a great one for the Indianapolis Colts, all things considered. Not only did they turn a 0-3 start into an 11-5, playoff clinching team, they also might have themselves their coach of the future, according to one quarterback great. Speaking to FOX 59’s Chris Hagan after being awarded the Bill […]

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck had a terrific bounce-back year in 2018 after missing the entire 2017 campaign while recovering from shoulder surgery, throwing for 4,593 yards, 39 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions while completing 67.3 percent of his passes and registering a career-high passer rating of 98.7. Colts legend Peyton Manning was very impressed with […]

Former NFL quarterback had some high praise for New York Jets rookie signal-caller Sam Darnold on Thursday, likening him to all-time great Peyton Manning when talking about Darnold’s fit with new head coach Adam Gase. “I think putting him (Gase) together with Sam Darnold is going to be a very good combination,” Romo said Thursday, […]

On Wednesday night, the New York Jets decided to go with Adam Gase as their new head coach over Super Bowl champion coach Mike McCarthy, formerly of the Green Bay Packers. McCarthy’s head coaching record is 135–85–2 compared to Gase’s 23–25, but Gase is widely considered to be one of football’s best young offensive minds. […]

Former NFL great Peyton Manning has put together some wise words of advice for Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford ahead of Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Lions will try to build off their Week 14 win over the Arizona Cardinals when they head to Buffalo to take on a stout Bills defense, and […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has officially passed Peyton Manning for most career touchdown passes in NFL history. Brady connected with wide receiver Julian Edelman in the second quarter to earn his 580th career passing touchdown, which helped the five-time Super Bowl champion pass the former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos great at the […]

The Green Bay Packers’ 27-24 loss at the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday put the team and quarterback Aaron Rodgers in near-crisis mode only 10 games into the season. They currently sit in eighth place in the NFC with two teams able to push them further down the standings by Sunday night. NFL pundits hit social […]

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold has endured a rocky 2018 NFL season, to say the least. It appears he is well on his way to joining NFL legend Peyton Manning, albeit not in the most desirable fashion. Darnold has thrown a league-high 14 interceptions through the first nine games of the season. According to […]