Peyton Manning expected to retire Monday after 18 NFL seasons
 

Peyton Manning expected to retire Monday after 18 NFL seasons
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Peyton Manning surveyed the landscape of his brilliant career and called on last audible. He's retiring a champion.

A month after Denver's triumph in Super Bowl 50, Manning informed John Elway he's going to follow his lead and ride off into that orange sunset just like the Broncos' boss did 17 years ago after winning his second Super Bowl.

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With a Tuesday deadline looming, it began to appear as though Manning might want to play a**ther season but for a**ther team — the Broncos needed his hefty salary for other players, including his replacement. He would have had to get cut for a second time in his career. Read more...


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