Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf will always be intertwined in history. The two quarterbacks were touted as can’t miss prospects. There were hotly contested debates on who the Colts should take at number one overall. Everyone had their own opinion.
Apparently Hunter S. Thompson had a very strong one. In a recent report by ESPN’s Mike Wells, Thompson apparently wrote Colts Owner Jim Irsay a letter urging him to draft Leaf. If he did so, Thompson would give Irsay a $30 million loan. Thompson was a wealthy journalist and author.
Irsay obviously decided against that move, drafting Manning number one overall.