Peyton Manning was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1998 NFL Draft.
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Peyton Manning is regarded by many as one of the best football quarterbacks to have played in the National Football League (NFL). He was born on 24 March,1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He played college football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers and was also a consensus All-American. There was a lot of fuss regarding his selection about his college team as he didn’t pick the Ole Miss Rebels where his father played. He last played for the Denver Broncos. He used to play for the Indianapolis Colts between 1998 and 2011. He then represented the Denver Broncos from 2012-2016 also won the Super Bowl two times and also won the Pro Bowl fourteen times. He also won the 2007 Super Bowl MVP, 2005 Pro Bowl MVP and 1998 NFL All-Rookie First Team award.
He was also presented with the 2012 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award and he is a five time NFL MVP and a two time NFL Offensive Player of the Year. He also won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and the Byron “Whizzer” White Humanitarian Award in 2005. He was also the First-Team All-Pro award seven times and also received the Bert bell award three times. Peyton wore the #18 jersey for both the teams he represented and both the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts retired his jersey number paying a respect to his greatness. He was also inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
Peyton Manning was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1998 NFL Draft. He started his NFL career with 21-of-37 for 302 passing yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions. Payton ended his rookie season with 3,739 yards and 26 touchdowns, set five different NFL rookie records including most touchdown passes in a season and most interceptions in a rookie year, and was named to the NFL All-Rookie First Team.
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| Games | 266 |
| Touchdowns | 539 |
| Passing Yards | 71,940 |
| Passing Attempts | 9,380 |
| Passing Completions | 6,125 |
Peyton Manning has a total net worth of about $250 million in 2022. While his time in the Broncos, Peyton earned $18 million per year in base salary. He also earned millions more in bonuses and incentives. Outside of sports, Peyton earns an additional $25 million per year from endorsements, bringing his total annual income to $43 million. In 2011 Peyton signed a five year $90 million contract with The Colts that made him the highest-paid football player in the league at that time but due to his injury he couldn’t play a single game that season and he was released the following year and the Broncos provide him with a whopping $96 million Contract. He has played in the National Football League for about 17 years and he played mostly for the Indianapolis Colts and also represented the Denver Broncos. He won the Super Bowl with the Colts in 2007 and with the Broncos in his last season in 2016. He is widely recognized for his multiple All-Pro honors and Super Bowl.
Peyton Manning has signed several endorsements deals earning him around $15 million per year with:
Peyton Manning is married to Ashley Thompson since 2001. She was born on December 2, 1974, and is 47 years old at the moment. She met her future husband and charming quarterback Peyton Manning in 1996 through her neighbour. The couple shared a very close relationship over the years from the time when Peyton played football for the University of Tennessee and Ashley went to the University of Virginia. The couple continued their relationship despite the long-distance and got married in 2001. Ashley has a long list of achievements as an entrepreneur, and is equally successful in managing her personal life too. Being a supportive wife and a responsible mother of two, Ashley has indeed struck a balance between her personal and professional life. Peyton Manning and Ashley Thompson has two children, with both being twins.
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