Drafted #1 overall in the 1998 draft, Peyton Manning has definitely lived up to the hype. Back in 1998, there was a question on whether to draft Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf. The Colts went along and picked Peyton over Ryan and certainly made the right choice. 

Peyton played 18 seasons in the NFL. He played for the Colts and for the Denver Broncos. Winning a Super Bowl for both, he became the only QB in NFL history to take two NFL franchises to the Super Bowl and win one.

As a 5-time NFL MVP, 2-time Super Bowl winner, and the only QB with 200 wins in regular-season and post-season, Peyton Manning is arguably the best QB of all time. 

As a true student of the game, Peyton prepared like no one else. Always the first one in the building, and one of the last to leave.

He was a true professional who was always full of cliches whenever asked a question as well. It always seemed like he just carried a huge book of cliches because he would never give you the answer you wanted, just the one he should have given

Peyton needed the 2nd ring to be solidified as an all-time great for many people, and in his last year he got it. Although Peyton finally got the 2nd ring, he didn’t play as well as he wished. He lead the league in interceptions, but was able to produce when it mattered.

He is finishing his career on top, of the NFL, passing touchdowns, wins by and NFL QB, and possibly all-time great QB’s