This whole Peyton Manning thing is making me nervous. A nice guy. An All-American quarterback. A Super Bowl winner. A franchise player. When I think of the Indianapolis Colts I think of Peyton Manning.
The same way I used to think about Brett Favre whenever I thought about the Green Bay Packers.
The Lord himself coudln’t save Tebow from getting pushed aside as the favorite son of the Manning Empire seems to have decided he’ll ski this winter, and has started negotiating with Denver officially. According to sources at ESPN he has already thanked San Francisco and Tennessee for the lovely offers but no thanks.
Did you know that American Football is a violent sport? If not, here’s a quick refresher.
Are we all on the same page now? Good. Because this is the starting baseline, admitting that the NFL, while not actively encouraging violence, certainly acknowledges the violence inherent in the system and does its best to navigate within those parameters. “Stay within the confines that we provide for you,” NFL higher-ups seems to say, “and everything will be just fine. Step out of line, though, and we’ll make you pay.”
The New Orleans Saints flouted these rules and now will be made to pay. Read more…
Peyton Manning became a free agent after being released by the Colts today. It really wasn’t a surprise, as the Colts had all but officially released the information, but it’s the “official” part that has Colts fans reeling. After a dismal 2-14 season without Manning talk has the Colts drafting Andrew Luck and going in a completely different direction for the upcoming NFL season.
Being an NFL player must be the greatest job in the world. I mean, that’s how it seems to me. Why else would players subject themselves to severe physical injury in their 20s and early to mid 30s, retire, and then want to come back? Is it the camaraderie with teammates, the thrill of defeating the competition, the satisfaction of breaking records, the monetary compensation?
It’s probably the money.
Of course, I would say this, as I am not an NFL athlete. Still, it’s the only reason I can come up with for Randy Moss’s announcement, via a live Ustream chat, that he wants to play again in 2012. Moss, who turned 35 on February 13, said in the video, “I wanna play football. Your boy is going to come back here and play some football, so I’m really excited. I had some things I had to adjust in my life.”
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