At 1 p.m. Monday, Peyton Manning spoke to the media at the Denver Broncos' facility.
He wasn’t there to discuss his human growth hormone allegation in 2011. He wasn’t there to spend time talking about his sexual assault accusation at Tennessee.
He was there to say goodbye to the game he “revered” and the game he loved: Football.
Manning became well-respected and one of the greatest quarterbacks of this era. From the time he was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in 1998 until Monday afternoon, he was the epitome of NFL stardom.
In his time with the Colts, he was coached by three individuals: Jim Mora, Tony Dungy and current Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Caldwell.