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Peyton Manning gets highest praise from retired quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick

Ryan Fitzpatrick has been around and seen a lot. He played for nine teams from 2005-21. (How did he not play for the Colts in 2015? Everybody else did, it seems.)

The 39-year-old recently retired quarterback picks his all-time best QB: Peyton Manning.

Here's what Fitzpatrick had to say on ESPN's Adam Schefter podcast (starting at about the 52:30 mark): "I think Peyton's the greatest quarterback to ever live."

Why Manning over Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers? Fitzpatrick cites Manning's "laser focus."

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"He just did everything with such intent," Fitzpatrick said.