Denver Native (Carol)
10-21-2012, 08:02 PM
It all started when Peyton Manning was fired. The Indianapolis Colts reviewed his four NFL MVP awards, his 11 playoff berths, his 12 wins a year in the nine-season span from 2002-2010, his two Super Bowl appearances and his one world championship and then released him. There were four understandable but nevertheless cruel reasons for Manning's dismissal in March: A missed season because of four neck surgeries; 36 years of age; more than $35 million in bonus and salary; and the chance to draft the next Manning, Andrew Luck.
Unemployed, Manning went looking for an employer that was willing to punt its future into its forever unknown.
Almost immediately, Manning ran into a Broncos team owned by Pat Bowlen, directed by John Elway and coached by John Fox: three men who wanted to win yesterday. And the Broncos wound up with a motivated icon.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_21819175/denver-broncos-now-afc-west-favorites-at-bye-week
Unemployed, Manning went looking for an employer that was willing to punt its future into its forever unknown.
Almost immediately, Manning ran into a Broncos team owned by Pat Bowlen, directed by John Elway and coached by John Fox: three men who wanted to win yesterday. And the Broncos wound up with a motivated icon.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_21819175/denver-broncos-now-afc-west-favorites-at-bye-week