How old was manning when he retired

39-year-old Peyton Manning will retire from the NFL with the most career earnings of any player

This post has been corrected.

Coming off a season where he became the oldest quarterback ever to win the Super Bowl, Peyton Manning will not be returning to the field next year. The 39-year-old will be retiring, the NFL announced today (Mar. 6).

Among the myriad records that Manning holds as he retires is an important one for his post-NFL career: According to Spotrac, a site that tracks and analyses contracts in professional sports, Peyton Manning has earned over $248 million in his 18-year career. ESPN’s Andrew Brandt says that’s the most of any NFL player ever.

Manning, who played college football at the University of Tennessee and was the first pick in the 1998 NFL draft, played 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four seasons with the Denver Broncos. He won his first Super Bowl with the Colts in 2007, and followed up nearly a decade later with his second this past season. Despite missing the entire 2011 season with a neck injury, Manning will retire with the records for the most yards thrown by a quarterback, the most games won, the most passing touchdowns completed, the most touchdowns in a season, and the most MVP awards—among many others.

Manning is credited with revolutionizing the way that quarterbacks approach American football. Unlike many quarterbacks before him, he was able to read how defenses were lining up against his team and make adjustments on the fly, calling out orders to his teammates—often with his famously nonsensical “Omaha” call. His nickname was “the sheriff,” for the way that he was able to “lay down the law” in opposing teams’ stadiums and outwit defensive coordinators across the league. As Adam Kilgore in the Washington Post recently put it:

Manning changed how quarterbacks play. In a response to football’s rising complexity, Manning made the position as much about thinking as action. He distilled endless preparation into a flawless dissection of an opposing defense. Manning’s skills and habits made playing quarterback as much about what the quarterback can see before the play as what he can do during.

In recent years, Manning had faded on the field somewhat behind other modern greats of the game, such as Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, but has seemingly appeared in commercials for just about every product on television. As well as being the highest paid NFL player of all time, he’s also making the most off the field for his endorsements, ranging from deals with Nike and Gatorade, to Nationwide insurance and Papa John’s pizza (although Manning seems to be more a fan of chicken parmigiana sandwiches). Manning earned $12 million in endorsements last season alone, according to Forbes.

Following in Peyton’s footsteps, as he has for most of his career, his younger brother Eli Manning will now take over as the highest-paid active player in the NFL with career earnings of $187 million, according to Spotrac.

Correction (Mar. 6): A previous version of this post misstated Manning’s age: he is 39 years old.

How Old Was Peyton Manning When He Retired?

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If you’ve ever wondered how old Peyton Manning was when he retired, the answer is pretty straightforward, and the reasons around it are quite interesting.

Watching Peyton Manning’s career evolve is a favorite amongst many football fans, as he has proven what hard work and dedication can do. But how long was he able to do it for? This is a common question that most of us want answered.

Peyton Manning was almost 40 years old when he retired from football after playing in the NFL for 18 seasons, winning 2 Super Bowls, earning over $30 million by the time he had retired from professional football, and being offered a job as a football announcer after his retirement.

Any athlete who has had a career like Peyton Manning’s is intriguing to us. His accomplishments are many, as are some of his sacrifices to get to where he was before he retired. And, given his age when he finally retired, his story is an inspiration for all of us.

Having grown up in Colorado, I was thrilled when Peyton Manning came to the Denver Broncos, but wondered if he would be able to continue to perform on the same level as he had been, given his age. I have followed his career ever since then, and I think it’s one well-worth learning more about, as he is not only an accomplished athlete but a stand-up human being as well.

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Watching our favorite football player’s careers play out on the field and in the media is fascinating, especially given how hard many of them train their bodies and how many sacrifices they must make. In fact, the average career length for most professional football players is only a little over 3 years.

The ability to maintain a career much past that is a challenge, even for athletes who have trained for this type of sport their entire lives. Whether they have sustained injuries, have battled personal issues, or struggle to be chosen as a draft pick that will then get the salary negotiations they are hoping for, playing for the NFL much beyond a few years is not common.

To be able to make it through several seasons is impressive. But to extend that playing time to decades is almost unheard of.

So there is no wonder we are all fascinated by the career of Peyton Manning and how old he was when he finally retired.

Let’s look more closely at this famed athlete’s career and what age he was when he finally retired from the sport of professional football.

1. Peyton Manning Played For the NFL for 18 Seasons

Born in 1976, Peyton Manning is one of the most widely celebrated quarterbacks throughout professional football history.

The son and brother of men who were also NFL quarterbacks, Manning started his football career playing college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

He was chosen as a first draft pick in 1998, the year he graduated. He then spent 14 seasons playing for the Indianapolis Colts, which comprised the majority of his career, an amazing amount of time for a football player to be on the field.

Peyton Manning was eventually traded to the Denver Broncos, where he played as starting quarterback for 4 more seasons.

It was while with the Denver Broncos, that Peyton Manning announced his retirement, just shy of his 40th birthday.

2. Peyton Manning Won 2 Superbowls

In addition to an almost unheard-of career as a professional quarterback, Peyton Manning also won two Superbowls during his significant career before he retired at almost 40 years old.

Peyton Manning was instrumental in getting the Indianapolis Colts into two Super Bowls during his time on that team, and they eventually won Superbowl XLI which was played in February of 2007.

Another achievement for Peyton Manning before his retirement was winning the Most Valuable Player award at that Superbowl.

The second Super Bowl win for Peyton Manning was when he played for the Denver Broncos. During his last season of play, Peyton Manning helped lead his team to beat the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.

It was not long after Super Bowl 50 that Peyton Manning announced that he would be retiring before he turned 40 years old, making him one of the oldest quarterbacks ever to have still been playing for the NFL late into their thirties.

3. Peyton Manning Earned Over $30 Million By the Time He Retired

It may be hard to believe, but throughout his 18-year career, it is estimated that Peyton Manning made a total of over $30 million which included not only his yearly salary and bonuses but also multiple endorsement deals of all sorts.

Retirement at age 39 must not have felt too difficult, given the amount of income he was able to earn throughout his almost 20-year career.

He has also gone on to secure plenty of endorsement deals, with companies such as Gatorade, Nike, and Nationwide Insurance.

He is also the owner of multiple Papa John’s pizza franchises throughout and around the Denver, Colorado area.

4. Peyton Manning Was Offered a Job as a Football Announcer After His Retirement

Finally, even after many years on the field, 2 Superbowl wins and plenty of retirement income, Peyton Manning is spending that retirement doing something he still loves – talking football.

In a deal with ESPN Sports, Peyton Manning joined forces with his also-legendary football-playing brother, Eli Manning, to host a Monday night football broadcast on the network.

It’s hard to imagine two players that know football, as well as these brothers, know the game, and now that they are both retired, fans are excited about getting to hear their commentary and advice to those who are still playing on the football field. So, even though he may have retired at 39 years old, clearly Peyton Manning is still going strong.

Bradley Manning has recognized himself as a woman and will change his name

August 22, 2013

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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years

US Army private Bradley Manning, convicted of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks, has announced that he wants to become a woman named Chelsea.

"I am Chelsea Manning. I am a woman," he said in a statement that was provided to NBC's "Today" program. nine0005

He has felt like a woman since childhood and wants to start hormone therapy as soon as possible, Manning said in a statement. His lawyer said he hoped the prison would provide his client with the procedure.

Throughout the process, the issue of Manning's gender self-identification was repeatedly mentioned. Lawyers theorized that she might have influenced his decision to leak secrets.

Bradley tended to feel like a woman, and sometimes signed as Breanna Manning, appearing to be a woman. nine0005

Bradley Manning was sentenced on Wednesday to 35 years in prison by a military court in Fort Meade, Maryland.

In July, a military tribunal found a 25-year-old soldier guilty of 20 counts, including espionage.

Last week he apologized for the harm and "unintended consequences" of his actions for the US.

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Bradley Manning said he felt like a woman since childhood.

Prosecutors demanded a 60-year sentence for him. Wikileaks called the court's decision a "major strategic victory," the organization said on Twitter. nine0005

Manning will be credited with 3.5 years, which includes time served in pre-trial detention, and an additional 112 days as compensation for the harsh conditions of detention in the first time after arrest.

Convicted members of the military may be released early for good behavior, but to qualify for parole they must spend at least a third of their sentence.

The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned Bradley Manning's sentence as "unreasonably harsh" and called the decision "a manifestation of double standards in relation to the rule of law and human rights. " nine0005

"Don't let others down"

In the meantime, Amnesty International and the Bradley Manning Support Network have launched a petition to US President Barack Obama to pardon Manning.

Russian Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law, Konstantin Dolgov, said that Manning found violations in US policy of "everything that the American authorities care about and strive to promote around the world with such enthusiasm," but in fact he so far no one has been punished. nine0005

"When the interests of the US itself are affected, the American judiciary, as in the case of Bradley Manning, makes unreasonably tough decisions on the principle of 'disgusting others' without any regard for human rights aspects," Dolgov said.

"This once again shows the groundlessness of the claims of the United States to the "leadership" in these important areas," - added the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Feeling isolated

While working as an intelligence analyst for the US Army, Manning had access to a large amount of classified information despite his low rank. nine0005

The young soldier grew up in Oklahoma and in British Wales, where his mother is from. According to some reports, he joined the army in order to receive benefits for studying in college.

A military psychiatrist who testified in court stated that while working with Wikileaks, Manning suffered from uncertainty about his gender identity and wanted to become a woman.

Navy Captain David Moulton also said that while serving in Iraq, Manning felt like friends and family had abandoned him, and his relationship with his boyfriend was also going through a difficult phase. nine0005

Manning's defense presented evidence that his military leadership ignored his erratic behavior, including an incident when he tried to grab a gun during a counseling session with a psychologist.

Lawyers said these actions showed that Manning was not fit to serve overseas. After being sent to Iraq, he found himself isolated from the outside world, they said in court.

"Caged"

Lawyers also alleged that Manning was treated unfairly while in solitary confinement in Quantico, Virginia, and in a cell at the US military base in Kuwait. nine0005

Manning confessed to the court that he thought: "I'm going to die, I'm locked in this cage."

Thanks to him, Wikileaks was able to publish the correspondence of American diplomats and data on military incidents in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as footage from an Apache helicopter showing the killing of 12 people in the Iraqi capital in 2007.

The revelations were a blow to the reputation of the US government. The US authorities also said that the release of the documents caused damage to the country in international relations, and also damaged the success of the operation in Afghanistan. nine0005

Chelsea Manning may be released this spring

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US President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley Manning), who is serving a 35-year sentence for publishing classified Pentagon documents. The President of the United States significantly reduced her term, and she could be released as early as this spring. Manning's release is an opportunity for voluntary extradition to the United States of Julian Assange. nine0005

Chelsea Elizabeth Manning's jail term will expire in May 2017, according to ABC News on Twitter. Earlier it became known that US President Barack Obama on January 11 included WikiLeaks informant Chelsea Manning on the list for a possible mitigation of punishment.

A significant reduction in the prison term for Manning, convicted of passing classified data, can actually be considered a pardon. She was convicted in 2013 and, had she served her full sentence, would have been released in 2048 in her declining years. nine0005

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Male-to-female gender reassignment Chelsea Manning was formerly Brad Edward Manning, US Army military analyst. While in the military, Manning was critical of the Iraq campaign and became involved with WikiLeaks, which was founded by Julian Assange. Thanks to the information received from Manning, the general public was able to learn, in particular, about the shooting of Iraqi civilians by the US military. nine0005

After the verdict was announced, Manning, who considered himself a woman from adolescence, made a statement about a sex change and sought to be transferred from the men's prison to the women's prison, and after refusing to go on a hunger strike.

Prominent American human rights figures, as well as Amnesty International, participated in the campaign in his defense.

"Manning's data is nothing compared to Snowden"

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he will stand trial in the United States if President Barack Obama pardons the site's whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who is in prison. WikiLeaks tweeted about it. nine0005

Assange's lawyer, Barry Pollack, said earlier that if the US president pardons Manning, the WikiLeaks founder will accept "imprisonment in the US despite its apparent illegality."

Assange himself is currently on the grounds of the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

It is not yet clear whether a pardon can be expected for another former Internet whistleblower, ex-National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden, who also collaborated with Assange and WikiLeaks. He currently resides in Russia, where he received temporary asylum. nine0005

Russia's asylum to Snowden played a role in the deterioration of US-Russian relations and the cancellation of the summit meeting between Presidents Obama and Putin. At the same time, Putin has publicly stated that Snowden does not carry out any activities hostile to the United States on Russian territory.

Earlier, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that ex-employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) Edward Snowden did not send the documents necessary for the pardon procedure. nine0005

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At the same time, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on her Facebook page said that the Russian authorities had extended the residence permit for ex-US intelligence officer Edward Snowden in Russia for another two years.

“The funny thing is that the former deputy head of the CIA does not know that Snowden has just had his residence permit extended in Russia for a couple more years,” she wrote, thus commenting on the words of the former deputy head of the CIA Michael Morell,

who, in turn, said that Russia had a "great opportunity" to make an inauguration gift to US President-elect Donald Trump by handing over Snowden to the United States authorities.

“It is now clear to everyone that it is normal for your office to present gifts in the form of people and turn over those who seek protection. You never understood Russia, Michael Morell,” she added.

John Pike, editor-in-chief of the American portal Global Security.org, told Gazeta.Ru that the data obtained by WikiLeaks from Manning is “information of a rather low level, except for the people mentioned in it who spoke with the US embassy staff” . nine0005

Pike notes that the Manning case is unlikely to affect the Snowden case. According to him, the data obtained from Manning is "nothing compared to Snowden's data, and they are at different poles on the security scale."

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