ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – While general manager John Elway maps out plans to keep his team intact, the Denver Broncos are enjoying the spoils of their Super Bowl victory.
There’s the talk show circuit, anticipation of big financial rewards and the memory of a million fans at the parade celebrating the Broncos’ first championship since 1999.
The Lombardi Trophy has been taken to owner Pat Bowlen’s house. The 71-year-old owner is battling Alzheimer’s and he watched the Broncos’ 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 from his home in Denver. Team president and CEO Joe Ellis said family members Skyped with Bowlen during the postgame celebration Sunday.
As the confetti and celebrations begin to settle, the Broncos await word on Peyton Manning’s future.
He’s due $19 million in 2016 but is widely expected to retire after becoming the oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, capping a tumultuous year in which the 39-year-old Manning was sidelined six weeks by a foot injury.