Manning To Retire Per Schefter

Looks like the inevitable is over.

Via Mortreport.

I'm glad someone was able to talk some sense into him. Was starting to think that forehead was too thick for anyone to get through.

So that means no team showed interest in him.

FrodoBagginz said:

So that means no team showed interest in him.

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He is taking his ball and going home.. better to go out when you are upright rather than on a stretcher...

Now he has to figure out how to market this life event.. Papa John's Retirement Special, or some jingle..

DarrylS said:

He is taking his ball and going home.. better to go out when you are upright rather than on a stretcher...

Now he has to figure out how to market this life event.. Papa John's Retirement Special, or some jingle..

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"Cut that meat! Cut that meat! Cut that meat!"

So stupid. He drew it out as much as Favre.

DarrylS said:

He is taking his ball and going home.. better to go out when you are upright rather than on a stretcher...

Now he has to figure out how to market this life event.. Papa John's Retirement Special, or some jingle..

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I have no doubt that there will be a commercial tie in at the announcement like " I'm going to drink a Budweiser now" ,not "I'm going to drink a beer"...That is pretty much a given that there will either be some commercial entity on the wall behind him or on the table/podium/dais in front of him or woven into the announcement. The only question is how many products get pimped...
And as a fringe benefit, the HGH question disappears...

Cue the Manning comeback threads in 3....2....1

I guess now the HGH investigation goes away.

No need to mention the sexual assault anymore, because he is retiring and deserves our respect.

ESPN has told me 55 times already that he is a 5 time MVP.

They even called him a 2 time Super Bowl MVP. I was wondering why he went to Disney land parade this year. I guess Von Miller must have lost his MVP when Archie, Craig Mortenson, & Jim Nantz recounted
The ballots.

I trust Schefter almost as much as an original source. Not so much mortreport.

cupofjoe1962 said:

I guess now the HGH investigation goes away.

No need to mention the sexual assault anymore, because he is retiring and deserves our respect.

ESPN has told me 55 times already that he is a 5 time MVP.

They even called him a 2 time Super Bowl MVP. I was wondering why he went to Disney land parade this year. I guess Von Miller must have lost his MVP when Archie, Craig Mortenson, & Jim Nantz recounted
The ballots.

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i'm guessing omaha teabag got the word he was gonna get investigated and, smartly for him, decided to go gently into that good night.

All this just to let Mort report? I guess Woody Page is feeling the love in Denver.

good bye peyton.

enjoyed hating on you throughout your career.

Any truth to the rumor Manning plans on opening a duck farm?

I thought he retired a year ago.

IcyPatriot said:

Any truth to the rumor Manning plans on opening a duck farm?

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In Omaha?

His arm retired last year.

Ross12 said:

So stupid. He drew it out as much as Favre.

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Not quite. Favre's went on for more years and more teams. At least Manning didn't demean himself by playing for the **ing Jets.

Mort sucks, cancer or not **** this guy

Happy retirement Manning, wil be tough for him to let go, football is his whole life.

You were a great qb but with all things being equal, same defense and offensive talent around both teams, I am taking Brady all day everyday and twice on Sundays....

Believedat!