The quarterback, sometimes derided as an over-prepared perfectionist and too-clever-by-half pitchman, is now portrayed as the grizzled veteran trying to coax his team to a title more on grit than talent.
So now that you’ve seen most of week one, let’s cut right to the chase this NFL season and tell us who you think will be in the Super Bowl. In fact, feel free to go the extra mile and tell us who you think will win it as well.
Quinton Coples and Aaron Maybin of the New York Jets have been fined by the NFL for separate hits on Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck last weekend.
Colts owner Jim Irsay says the team is releasing quarterback Peyton Manning after a 14-year run that included one Super Bowl title and four MVP awards.