SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 07: Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos celebrates after the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers with a score of 24 to 10 to win Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Though this should surprise absolutely nobody, Peyton Manning is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The announcement came on Saturday night as part of the annual NFL Honors awards show. Manning, a first-ballot choice, becomes the ninth member of the team to get into the Hall of Fame, joining John Elway, Gary Zimmerman, Terrell Davis, Floyd Little, Shannon Sharpe, Champ Bailey, Pat Bowlen and Steve Atwater, who was selected as part of last year’s class.