Per ESPN the formal process will be tomorrow during a press conference.

A wise move as he has been rolling the dice with his health.

Hopefully his golf game is intact.

As a Bronco fan I will miss him. As a Manning fan, I am happy for him. Wise decision.

I am glad he decided to retire. I have seen too many athletes stay too long in the game. He has had a great career and it was time to call it a day.

It is time for him to go. He was a far better regular season player than in the post season, but he does deserve all the records he has earned. He is in my top 10 of QBs, but I won't give him top 5.

    I heard Sneaky was about to break this nut-sack-on-female-trainer-lady's-forehead case from 20 years ago wiiiide open with some fresh new evidence. Also heard he was actually there undercover during the HGH delivery at his home.

    Good move, Peyton!

    Good for him - he maxed out.

    I really want to know what took so long to make this decision. I mean, it was obvious to the lady bagging my groceries that he was done. đŸ™„

    PIGDivot

    Nah, it isn't worth being nit-picked over. Stats alone, not a player make. He deserves the HOF, but he didn't deserve the Super Bowl MVP in SB XLI.

        brsmith They had to give it to somebody. Manning's stats in that game are pretty pedestrian but it was played on a wet, sloppy field. I don't think anybody was going to have a great offensive game that day. And in that situation Manning's gonna get it.

            mcavoy

            Dominic Rhodes, 21 carries 113 yards on a sloppy field against the 6th best rushing defense in the NFL vs. the run which averaged 99.4 YPG.

            Manning was average at best in that game. The passing defense and the rushing offense won the game for Indy. Manning did little more than he did in SB L, but there was no way Miller wasn't getting the MVP.

                brsmith LIke I said in that scenario Manning is gonna get it. 113 yds is a nice performance but to wrest the MVP from Manning he woulda needed 150+. Its Manning. And the MVP is almost as much about marketing as it is about performance.

                  NFL career passing touchdown record: 539
                  •Most passing yards, career: 71,940
                  •Single season touchdown record (2013): 55
                  •Most passing yards, season (2013): 5,477
                  •Most wins (including playoffs): 200
                  •Most games throwing for 300+ yards: 93
                  •Most passing touchdowns in a single game (tied, 2013): 7
                  •Most games with a passing rating higher than 105: 97
                  •Most games with a perfect passer rating of 158.3: 5
                  •Most seasons with 350+ completions: 10
                  •Most games completing 80-percent passing: 19
                  •Most game-winning drives: 56
                  •Most comeback wins: 45
                  •Highest completion percentage in a postseason game with 450+ yards (2005): 81.8
                  •Highest yards-per-game, season (2013): 342.31
                  •Most games with 4+ touchdown passes: 25
                  •Most seasons passing for 4,000+ yards: 14
                  •Most consecutive seasons with 25+ touchdowns: 13
                  •One of two quarterbacks to ever beat all 32 teams (along with Brett Favre)
                  •First quarterback to beat 31 franchises: 2007
                  •Most Associated Press NFL MVP awards: 5 (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013)

                    Manning has an impressive resume.

                    However, there are several QBs I would pick ahead of him if I had to win one game.

                      brsmith Yes. No disagreement there. And that's considering Manning in his prime and the alternatives in their prime as well. That said his stats and achievements are mind boggling.

                        I always loved watching Manning play and his chess match with the defense.

                        He always played on an enemy team and so I've never been a fan. The part of his career I enjoyed most was a brief couple of years when the Titans had a great defense and shut the Colts down. A great player though and I'm glad to see him leave on a high note. I admired the way he played and the great timing he and his receivers developed with each other.