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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 […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the hottest teams in the league right now. So much so, that they have the likes of two-time Superbowl champion Peyton Manning randomly dropping by during practice to provide some valuable advice on why reviewing game film is such an important aspect in competitive sports. Celtics guard Jaylen Brown […]

Since his retirement from the NBA, former Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant has stayed busy with ventures in his career post his playing days. Bryant has now included another future Hall of Famer in one of his ventures as former NFL star quarterback Peyton Manning is set to join him on his ESPN+ show […]

New Orlean Saints quarterback Drew Brees entered Monday’s game against the Washington Redskins needing just 201 passing yards to pass Peyton Manning for the all-time passing mark. Brees was able to pass that mark in the first half of the contest after a 62-yard touchdown connection with rookie Tre’Quan Smith late in the second quarter to […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke the all-time NFL completion record this season, but he has another record within his reach in Week 5. Brees only trails Peyton Manning on the NFL’s all-time passing leaders list. According to NBC Sports, Manning recorded 71,940 passing yards in his 17-year career. Brees has reached a mark […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues to add proof that he’s a human cheat code after yet another astonishing performance on Sunday. And it wasn’t just like any of Mahomes’ past spectacular outings this season, as he also broke an NFL record previously held by the legendary Peyton Manning when he tossed three touchdowns […]

Throughout much of their respective illustrious careers, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have long been compared to each other that has lifted them to earn the respect as being two of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. Following the recent free agent signing of veteran wide receiver Eric Decker on a one-year, $2.1 […]

The Oakland Raiders had a special visitor in camp on Thursday to talk to the team. Peyton Manning who has a speaking engagement on Friday in San Francisco called head coach Jon Gruden to ask if he could stop by and visit the camp. Manning visited the quarterback meeting and the morning practice session. During […]

After winning a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos, future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning decided to call it a career and left the AFC West wide open with teams like the Oakland Raiders trying to take advantage. During Manning’s short stint with the Broncos, up-and-comer Derek Carr got a chance to go head-to-head with […]

The New York Giants underwent some major changes this NFL offseason. However, they made it clear that quarterback Eli Manning will be under center until for the time being. Manning has essentially been granted a clean slate to prove himself after a tumultuous 2017 campaign. In a lot of ways, it is similar to when his […]

After a disappointing 2017 season, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning faces major doubts as to whether he can still be a top QB at the age of 37. Eli’s brother, Peyton, faced similar doubts at that age after he missed a year due to neck surgery. Peyton silenced those doubts by putting up arguably […]

The last 20 years could’ve been completely different for the Indianapolis Colts had the team not picked Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. The former went on to become the greatest player in the franchise’s history, while the latter turned out to be one of […]

New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl quarterback Drew Brees has continued to move up the ranks on the all-time passing yards list, and he is now within an earshot of future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for the number one spot. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Brees could break the all-time record […]

Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning retired as the most prolific passer in NFL history thanks to his countless number of records. However, he is well-aware that it is only a matter of time before they are claimed by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Brees is on the verge of breaking several notable NFL passing […]

In 2015 the Al Jazeera America released a documentary called “The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers,” which insisted that Peyton Manning along with Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman had used performance-enhancing drugs during their career. At the time Manning denied all reports saying he would never take PED’s and the story seemed to just go […]

The stars were aligned over the weekend at the PGA’s Memorial Pro-Am. The most notable pairing at the event was former Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and star golfer Tiger Woods. Woods has enjoyed a bit of a resurgence recently as he continues to recover from a back fusion surgery. According to TMZ, Manning […]

Peyton Manning knows a little bit of what Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is going through. Manning also missed a whole year in 2011 due to a neck injury which eventually ended his time with the Colts and started Luck’s. While Manning acknowledges that their situations aren’t completely the same, based on his experience, he […]

Peyton Manning’s last act as an NFL player was to lead the Denver Broncos past the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 back in 2016 and win his second career title. A couple years later, he could be part of the group that ends up buying the Panthers. Per Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer, […]

Despite overtures from both FOX and ESPN to become their new high-profile color analyst, Peyton Manning has decided to stay away from the broadcast booth for now. Apparently, the reason for his decision is a little close to home. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Manning specifically did not want to call […]

Ever since former Denver Broncos star quarterback Peyton Manning retired in 2016 after winning his second Super Bowl title, the team has had a revolving door at the quarterback position with Trevor Siemian, Brock Osweiler, and 2016 first-round selection Paxton Lynch. With the signing of former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum to a two-year deal […]