Peyton Manning's retirement press conference on Monday felt closer to a wake — he's not going to play football anymore, but he also is not dying. That is good news for lots of people (and Papa John).
As tends to be the case with wakes, folks took turns sharing stories about the departed, and Broncos coach Gary Kubiak had a pretty good one.
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Manning was awful in Week 10 against Kansas City, partially because of plantar fasciitis, so the decision was made to sit him down.