Photo courtesy of Mike Morbeck, Wikipedia This past weekend, one of the most revered, accomplished and admired sports stars of the past half century announced his retirement. The entire sports world paused to congratulate him on his illustrious and record-breaking career, showering him with adulation and respect. News cycles, sports […]
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Peyton Manning Retires After 18 Season, Goes Down As One of NFL’s Greatest Quarterbacks Ever
Photo by Darin Overstreet, Wikipedia On Monday, Peyton Manning, one of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks of all time, hung up his jersey after 18 seasons on Monday. During his 18 years in the league, Manning broke and tied records that were held by Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Manning holds the record […]
NFL Stars Retiring Early Possibly to Avoid CTE
Photo courtesy of Kevind810, Wikipedia Over the past few years, more and more studies about concussions in the NFL have been coming out. Not only have past and current players suffered from concussions, but they have also gotten CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is a progressive degenerative disease of […]
Super Bowl Win Heightens Manning Retirement Buzz
Photo courtesy Jeffrey Beall, WikiMedia A picturesque Levi’s Stadium, glistening with an angelic glow in the Santa Clara, California sunset, placed a halo on the heads of Peyton Manning and the Broncos as they defeated the Carolina Panthers, 24-10, in Super Bowl 50. The story of the night wasn’t only […]
Youth and Experience to Clash in Historic Super Bowl 50
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Super Bowl 50 takes place this coming Sunday, and it will feature a young, up-and-coming Carolina team with MVP hopeful quarterback Cam Newton going up against the Denver Broncos and the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. The Carolina Panthers went 15-1 this season, anchored […]