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Manning’s retirement leaves a sizeable hole in the league he shaped

When the 2016 NFL season gets underway in September it will have a distinctly different feel to it following the retirement of one of the game’s all-time greats. Peyton Manning walks away after 18 seasons (14 with the Indianapolis Colts and 4 with the Denver Broncos) having made an indelible impression on the modern game […]

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Manning’s career should not be eclipsed by record

Four neck surgeries would be enough to end any athlete’s career, but not Peyton Manning’s. Manning, who recovered from missing the entire 2011 NFL season to become the all-time top passing yards leader, overtook Brett Favre’s record in the Denver Broncos’ defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs. It further elevates Manning into the conversation of […]