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Peyton Manning on Stress

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Peyton on Passing

One of the top all-time passing quarterbacks in NFL history was Peyton Manning. Maiing was a known for his film study and cerebal view of reading defenses and getting his team into the best plays. Here is what he said about throwing the ball.

“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing.”

Here is more on this legend of the game...

Peyton Manning

Born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana, was Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Peyton Manning. The University of Tennessee product became Tennessee's all-time leading passer with 11,201 yards and 89 touchdowns and won 39 of 45 games as a starter, breaking the Southeastern Conference record for career wins. Peyton won the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship. first overall in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Colts, where he served as their starting quarterback from 1998 to 2010. He helped transform the struggling Colts franchise into consistent playoff contenders, leading them to 11 playoff appearances, eight division titles, three AFC Championship Games, two Super Bowl appearances, and one championship title in Super Bowl XLI. After a neck injury, he left Indy for Denver. Manning's career ended with a victory in Super Bowl 50, making him the first starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl for more than one franchise. many NFL records, including MVP awards, quarterback first-team All-Pro selections, 4,000-yard passing seasons, single-season passing yards, and single-season passing touchdowns. He is also third in career passing yards and passing touchdowns. Helping lead both the Colts and Broncos to two Super Bowls each, Manning is the only quarterback to have multiple Super Bowl starts with more than one franchise. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.



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The image used is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and user Ian Ransley.

The quote came courtesy from On3.com


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