ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Peyton Manning’s days of decoding defenses and recuperating in cold tubs are over.
The five-time MVP is retiring after 18 NFL seasons, dozens of passing records, five MVP trophies and two Super Bowl championships.
A month after basking in the glow of his second Lombardi Trophy and a parade through downtown Denver attended by more than a million fans, the soon-to-be 40-year-old quarterback called one last audible and told Broncos boss John Elway he’s retiring.
The tributes came pouring in when word got out Sunday that Manning was calling it a career.
Tom Brady tweeted his congratulations to Manning, telling his rival, “You changed the game forever and made everyone around you better.”