Peyton Manning formally announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday. Here is the complete text of his retirement speech:
In my very first NFL game, I completed my first pass to Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk. I threw a touchdown in that same game to Marvin Harrison, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this August. The quarterback for our opponent, the Miami Dolphins, was, after my dad, my favorite player—Hall of Famer Dan Marino—who on the first third down of the game completed a 25-yard skinny post and it was the damndest throw I'd ever seen.