Peyton Manning Returns to Colts For Statue Unveiling & Jersey Retirement | NFL Films Presents

Legendary Indianapolis Colts quarterback, Peyton Manning, makes his return to Indianapolis for statue unveiling and jersey retirement.
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[@anthonio96]

"We seen his forehead" Best quote of this vid by far.

[@gridlock2958]

Oh man... that ending when people were getting teary eyed... I can relate so hard. When I was just a kid. I grew up in an extremely small community about 30 miles outside Indianapolis. There was never much to do. The neighborhood kids were all older, I only had one friend for a while, and my dad was almost always gone for work. It was a lonely time in my life and I don't remember much. But I do remember every Sunday night the Colts played. That was the only time me and my dad could do something together. Due to that, I didn't miss a single sunday game for like 4 years. He was the coolest guy in my eyes. Nothing in my life gave me more happiness than putting on my #18 jersey and watching football with my dad, having all the pride a colts fan could possibly have. Bless you and your family wherever you go from here on out Peyton. I can't thank you enough for the memories. You'll always be my hero

[@ChristopherX30]

Great memory!

[@ericzamudio2905]

Dude that was so sweet. That's awesome

[@stringtheoryguitars4952]

Enjoyed reading that. Thank you for sharing it and for being a good soul.

[@fujinkunn]

Sadly they shat on Andrew Luck for caring for his health

[@jrh4lo]

Dude,this right here is awesome.

[@solemn-man3170]

NFL just isn’t the same without him.

[@dominuslimo4147]

andromeda gen same how WWE won't be the same without the undertaker

[@ChristopherX30]

IKR

[@pixelslayer3589]

Yep😔

[@jacksonpope3955]

He sucked in all his Super Bowls so not really

[@mclohan]

@@jacksonpope3955 who’s your favorite player

[@lziv7583]

People don’t understand how much Indy adores Peyton

[@broderickcrawford8110]

@LZIV it's not just Indy fans; football fans in general adored Peyton Manning.

[@janettamcgee8124]

Cowboys fan here. My late father was a Archie fan back in the day. I just plain love Peyton. He's a good person and a great player.

[@doyoan8236]

He is an icon

[@Faint7903]

Not a colts fan but I’m a huge fan of Peyton Manning.

[@OfficialKotaco]

One of the greatest, if not, the greatest to ever play the position. He made football fun to watch again. Even though he would beat-up on my team every year, I'll admit, he's the greatest. - Texans fan

[@Jason-to5cs]

10x all pro, 5x MVP, 2x sb champion.... If he's not the greatest of all time, who is?

[@DestroyNations]

Jason Oh I don’t know, a guy called Tom Brady ring a bell?

[@StoneBone115]

DestroyNations Peyton manning is better imo

[@DestroyNations]

Stone1232 doesnt matter about your opinion lol stats speak for themselves.

[@tintorri10]

DestroyNations ya ur right stats do speak for themselves most passing yards and passing tds in a career and a season. Wins are a team accomplishment, maybe you should learn winning games and super bowls has a lot more to do with the team than it does one player. Nice try tho

[@lolpap9593]

"No broncos its Colts today" I Love It!!!! 😂😂😂

[@jsilva7005]

Who did he choose to retire with and go into the the hall of fame with? THE BRONCOS. In 4 years Peyton went 1-1 in super bowls. It took him 14 years with your sorry franchise to do the same. You guys wasted his career, just like you have done with Luck. There's a reason Elway refused to be a Colt, it's a dogshit franchise, haha.

[@arthasmenethil4297]

J Silva he isn’t in the hall yet dude, he will be both. I think of him more as a colt, but he’s a little salty that the idiot GM cut him, thank god he’s gone. One of those superbowls he got blown out of the water, and Super Bowl 50 he was terrible that year. The Broncos have always had the patriots number, and the Colts never did except that one year they were completely out gunned and almost won anyway.

[@Sowned_]

@@jsilva7005 He will be remembered as a Colt.

[@jsilva7005]

@@Sowned_ Yet he said no to the Colts, when they offered him 1 day contract to retire with them ha. The Broncos helped him accomplish the same thing that it took you guys 13 years to do. 2 SB and 1 SB win. You guys had 19 seasons of Manning and Luck and 1 superbowl. The Colts are a disgrace of a franchise. They wasted both careers. Thankfully Elway was smart and he knew his career would be wasted with the Colts and he made them trade him to the Broncos. Somewhat ironic isnt it? Elway forced the Colts to trade him and he came to Denver. Colts abandoned Manning and he had just as much success in 4 years in Denver as 13 in Indy. And he set NFL season records with the Broncos, not the Colts.

[@jsilva7005]

@@arthasmenethil4297 Youre proving my point. His arm blew out halfway through his next to last season so effectively the Broncos had him healthy for 2 & 1/2 seasons and they still went to 2 superbowls and won 1 for him despite not being healthy. Imagine if he had played his entire career with the Broncos. I would bet everything I have that he would have 3 rings minimum. Look at what happened with Luck. They wasted the potential of 2 genrational talents. Tell me if anything that I said is a lie. I never hated Indy, but how they thew Manning away really rubbed me the wrong way.. The Colrs have had THREE generational talents: Elway, Manning and Luck. Most NFL teams havemt even had 1. The Colts have been blessed with the #1 pick 3 years where the #1 pick was a guarantee. And only have 1 superbowl? That shows they are one of the worst franchises in history. To have so little success with so much talent. If they ever get to draft another generational talent that QB better pull an Elway if he knows whats good for him. They had the rights to Elway, the fact that he didnt play 1 snap for them sums up their franchise perfectly.

[@cordellsenior9935]

He just strolled up and said, "Let's take some pictures, here." Then he starts quarterbacking the crowd. One of my favorite guys to watch operate. Great field general. One of the best ever.

[@adam7mma]

It's always great to see athletes doing things like this. I love this guy. My favorite quarterback. Great player but an even better person. All of these debates on who the best is.. Peyton is an all time great. It doesn't matter where you rank him.

[@Guurur]

Patriots fan here, peyton u have such a great charisma over the NFL fans and you will always be one of my favorite QB to play against Tom brady.The badass rivalry is being missed deeply.

[@flamingobandit8065]

Peyton is my absolute hero and role model in life. Meeting him is on my bucket list. Him and the hospital under his name have made a huge impact on my life. I would also cry if I met him. A true hero #GOAT

[@pride893]

The most popular forehead, awesome guy!

[@starlord796]

People say broncos carry peyton last season but without peyton they haven't been back to the playoffs

[@BillyBob-ti2fz]

starlord he had 9 TDs and 17 ints during his last season and had under 200 yards and 0 TDs and 1 ints in the SB, he got carried and the broncos haven't made the playoffs because their defense lost a lot of key pieces

[@hamabrewer]

Billy Bob Stats don’t matter he was always the master game manager and although he had bad breaks that year he made the critical decisions that led to them winning the game just watch film. Even in that super bowl. 13-3 to 5-11 in two years is no fluke. Not a coincidence that it happened after they lost the greatest qb of all time.

[@BillyBob-ti2fz]

Hama Brewer no because they're defense isn't what it use to be, stats can be overrated by 9 tds and 17 ints is pathetic no excuse, How are u gonna say manning did a good job game managing when he had 17 it's and that's missing close to half the season. Denver could had tebow at qb and they would have won the sb that year

[@bigty390]

Billy Bob The only time I agree with u he was carry by Denver D

[@edmike0613]

It's Brady 11-6 Manning, I have no clue why these guys so confident

[@keanugonzaga5679]

I had tears watching this video just looking at the fans reaction after they met him and I'm a pats fan wow that was class act by Peyton Manning respect

[@broaddusmarines]

I live in Indianapolis. This city had absolutely no downtown before Peyton Manning got here. Now the Indianapolis skyline is one of the most beautiful skylines in the country. Peyton built this city. He’s the reason why we got the Super Bowl when we did. Hosting a Super Bowl before Manning got here would have been laughable. He also built a beautiful children’s hospital here. Indianapolis owes him infinitely more than most people realize.

[@RcXIII_]

peyton is such a NICE GUY dayum

[@littlebill9817]

SwaggyRc well he has too. He's there to see his statue

[@rkotitan10]

I’m a Titans and Vols fan. Loved him in college. Loved him 14 out of the 16 weeks every season. He beat the pulp out of us year in and out. One of the best to do it and an even better person. We love you Peyton!

[@Zach-nk2mb]

The short haired guy that tearfully hugs his friend after getting a picture just kills me. 😥 Perfect reaction for these fans including myself that began to love colts football because of him.

[@winstonsmith11]

Amazing. Those lucky fans now have a memory for a lifetime. Imagine meeting your hero. I can relate to the dude who teared up after. I'd probably do the same if I met one of my childhood heroes and got to shake their hand. And just to have an opportunity to thank them, face to face. What an awesome experience that would be. So cool of Peyton to make himself available to his fans.

[@pride893]

I used to hate manning growing up cause he was the qb for Tennessee and I’m a fan of UF. It’s so cool to have watch his entire career pretty much! I miss him on the field for sure, one of the best ever.

[@aksheymulpuri1998]

The only good moment Colts fans had this season

[@christopherlouiswaldenwald5531]

Akshey Mulpuri now they have fun Andrew Luck who's going to win the Super Bowl in 2020 how many pound out win text to me you know now

[@joeyruth5224]

Akshey Mulpuri true, 2017 season was just awful to witness

[@sirgoat5701]

Christopher Louis walden walden dang good call

[@cameronmcfarrin4587]

2017 was like one of those shifts where you had multiple people call off and it was going to be a busy day. You just knew it was be a disaster from start to finish.

[@brendonkeen1974]

@@cameronmcfarrin4587 well the good thing is that we were able to get major draft capital with the 3rd pick and got Nelson, Leonard, Smith, and Hines.

[@X2Finest23]

As much as I hate him for beating the Bears in 41 he was a class act ima miss him 😔

[@bryanc4674]

Grew up 50 miles north of Indy, and can remember the hoopla when the Colts moved here in ‘84. Witnessed many disappointing seasons, COLTS standing for “Count On Losing This Sunday”, Rick Venturi as a head coach....you name it. With the drafting of Manning, an entire culture changed. And while “only” winning one Super Bowl as a Colt, he continues to have a profound impact on the fans that have supported the team from Day 1. Personally, I believe he could’ve never won a SB but would still be beloved as ever around these parts. The reactions of some of the people who met him on this day say it all. Many people just want to know that the men or women they follow or look up to can be down-to-earth enough to connect with, even if for just 10 seconds.

[@bryanc4674]

Max Bowen Well, I do remember the whole Mayflowers at Midnight saga. As a 12 year old back then, it didn’t register to me as thievery. It was just a big deal to have a professional football team within an hour’s drive. Nowadays as a fella pushing 50 and understanding more of how the world works, I can definitely understand how the fans of the Baltimore Colts felt betrayed and screwed over.

[@sirpuss5887]

Thank you Payton Manning! You have done so much for football! Sincerely~ A New England Patriot fan

[@julieestes6429]

Yues mom

[@arminius.]

The best colts quaterback

[@jo-esttan3242]

WILD DAWG thats brissette

[@carlinvlogs8417]

WILD DAWG johnny unitas is better

[@arbiter4582]

Glib Boy brissett lol

[@BeastlyJay22]

Peyton will forever be a Class Act

[@JosephBulsa]

Peyton was trying to run the photo line like it was the line of scrimmage, haha!

[@ericzamudio2905]

"Thank you for who you are" so honest. Those are experiences of a lifetime and he is so humble.

[@warrenkost8023]

Peyton means a lot to the people of Indy, the clip of the guy wearing his 18 jersey, brought to tears after meeting Peyton, sums up how we feel about Peyton Manning. Indianapolis and Peyton kind of grew up together, that’s special, and thank you Peyton for all you did not to mention all the great wins and how fun it was to watch.

[@bobbylove2061]

Im a Raiders fan for life, but i grew up watching this man play and i doubt ill ever see anything like it again. Truly one of the greatest to ever do it.

[@Conada1002]

Much like that young man at the end, I cried when I met my childhood idol Wayne Gretzky. It was 2 years ago, I was 41 and I was overcome with joy and emotion after. I couldn’t believe it was him.

[@LegendMkr7]

Peyton is an amazing human being. His career changed the Indy skyline and him doing something like this just shows how humble he was even after everything he did.

[@featherwingy]

As an Indiana native and Patriots fan, this made me cry to see. So much respect for that man.

[@johnmarston459]

Peyton has been my favorite quarterback since I was a kid. He’s the goat. No disrespect to Tom Brady

[@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553]

Rowdy Jr. PASS THE SALT

[@NoName-kv8ge]

Rowdy Jr. lets say it together bro BRADY GOAT

[@christophersalinas2722]

Rowdy Jr. I understand your hatred for Brady and the patriots as I’m a Texans fan but Beastmode should of ran

[@tropicmix8765]

@Rowdy Jr. every NFL team has cheated at some point, JUST LIKE YOUR PRECIOUS SEAHAWKS ((: we just gonna act like you didnt have 7 or more players during the legion of boom era that got suspended over P.E.D's?

[@player6942]

@Rowdy Jr. Pass is intercepted at the goal line by Malcolm Butler.

[@TheGoldDragon100]

"We could see his forehead above the crowd" 😂

[@Fwtx92]

The Goat! 🐐 Seeing those fans get emotional was awesome! Those are true fans! - Texans Fan Here

[@yugorc2248]

This made me cry. Nobody done more for the game of football then this man. Thank you Payton for the great memories

[@sergiomuniz350]

Peyton "the 🐐" Manning

[@frankiehines1011]

Peyton Manning is like the Tom Brady of being in commercials

[@hamabrewer]

Frankie Hines So he sucks? That’s not nice!

[@dcollins8718]

Hama Brewer You tried

[@solemn-man3170]

Your comment is like the Donald trump of being in office.

[@frankiehines1011]

Check it out I'm Getting ROASTED!!

[@parkerkoppes3009]

Peyton, you're awesome man. I think all NFL fans can agree that we love you greatly. Love, a broncos fan.

[@dannyfonseca07]

Peyton manning is the goat in my opinion

[@joethejetg6550]

danny fonseca preach it my man

[@mangobackwoods8994]

danny fonseca Tom Brady* Peyton had a inability to beat the pats in the playoffs

[@jeremyknight1927]

Lonzo Ball He’s 3-1 vs Pats in the playoffs. So not sure what you’re smoking. If anyone choked in the playoffs vs Manning it was Brady.

[@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553]

Jeremy Knight

[@peterkay8997]

Little Jeremy Knight - he is not 3-1 v. New England in the playoffs. He is 3-2 with 6 TDs and 6 INTs, completing less than 60% of his passes and a 77 passer rating. Overall he was 9-15 v. the Patriots.

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

3:11 emotions like is what make sports so beautiful, Peyton wanted to give back to the city and it’s fans something they can never take back or anything ..

[@richardgrace4500]

I like the fact that at the end he didn't miss the little kids he saw them and made sure to lean down and high five them instead of just the adults behind them...

[@adrianelias2365]

Manning and Brady are the best ever quarterbacks. Highly respect them

[@montelds]

That was amazing! Tears in my eyes, seeing a player who means so much to that community give of himself. Manning is the Hallmark of what a player can be. Showing Love to those who Love him.

[@Boop417]

So we just just gonna ignore the part where the lady falls back at 0:31 and quickly cuts away?

[@Yaicob47228j]

OG 2tone I was wondering if anyone else notice too lol

[@ryanrick6443]

That’s what she gets for wearing a Luck jersey at Payton Manning event

[@Robmeister-ef2yr]

@@ryanrick6443 it wasn’t a Peyton Manning event! They were there just to see the statue of Manning, not expecting him to be there! You can be a fan without wearing a number 18 Jersey!

[@ryanrick6443]

@@Robmeister-ef2yr I guess your right

[@victornevarezhernandez5655]

that was amazing to watch.. got tears in my eyes. Thank you Peyton. Go Packers

[@tommysalami5016]

There will never be a bigger class act in all of sports.

[@JJS7teen19]

I'm from New Zealand, so maybe this is lost on me but I find it incredible that after all that time he spent away from playing and playing for the Colts fans still purchase and wear jersey #18 - it's awesome! My favorite QB ever!!

[@guitarded82]

Its amazing the difference a simple word or acknowledgment from these athletes can make in someone’s life

[@debothegod3277]

I’m from New Orleans and have nun but respect for Payton funny story when I went to school in Indiana all I saw in school were those #18 jerseys everywhere imma saints fan but gotta respect dude

[@debothegod3277]

An Asian Gamer Debo is a character off the 90’s movie Friday never had deion jones in mind good try tho

[@michaelmcdermand719]

I still remember when I was little, I was watching the colts face the patriots in the playoffs (2003 I believe) with my dad and I remember him telling me “you don’t realize it now, but you will never watch a quarterback play like manning for the rest of your life.” I had always watched the colts with my dad up to that point but never really payed much attention to it except that the colts either won or lost each game. From then on, Manning is the reason I love football so much. Just the way plays on the field and acts off the field, he just does everything right. My dad was right. We will never see a man like Peyton in the game for as long as we live. And now, he is permanently enshrined into Indianapolis and Colts fans everywhere and it is so damn beautiful. Peyton Manning is the true definition of the greatest of all time. We love ya Peyton. #ColtsForever

[@Evansripoffs]

Ayyyyyyye buddy was from Newfoundland, we're everywhere and always representing!

[@JuanRomero-el5fq]

A man with a big heart same as his brother and Drew brees ❤️ even though I am a patriots fan but I do have hella respect for those quarterbacks that I just mentioned :)

[@JeremiahB444]

Godbless America, Peyton Manning, and Colts Football!!!! 💙

[@mnraiders8546]

Peyton Manning is in my opinion the best quarterback to play the game! This guy turned mediocre teams into playoffs teams and gives teammates like the 2015 Broncos defense. Tom Brady is great but Peyton is better! Just my opinion

[@jokerjjg]

I really like when the stars meet the fans and thank them.

[@godisgood.7033]

I respect what Colts did for him coming from a Patriots fan. I miss those crazy battles between Brady & Manning. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Love or hate, it's two of the best ever going at it. Retire well Peyton.

[@jsmiller0605]

GOD is good. Yes as a colts fan the manning Brady rivalry is the best In nfl history .. Crazy games

[@godisgood.7033]

Samuel Unlucky Miller Amen brother. You guys will be set next year with Josh Mcdaniels.

[@julieestes6429]

GOD is good. Yues mom

[@camerongarza3861]

With all due respect to Mr. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning was my favorite quarterback. He’s the reason I fell in love with football. His competitiveness, drive, and football IQ was one of one. We will never witness another player like him again. Arguably the best to ever do it. I started watching him play in 2004 in his prime and the colts became my favorite team. When he left to go to Denver, I never paid attention to the colts again lol thank you Peyton. During your tenure, you made the NFL so much more fun to watch.

[@Hectic00]

That is really cool of them to do. I loved him with my Broncos but his career best moments were in Indy

[@AndiK84]

Those tears are just priceless , sport is all about this to bring tears of joy in peoples eyes

[@Brownalebelly]

What a humble guy and just look what he means to these people and how he has made so many of them happy.

[@ripabra]

Peyton the legend (the goat in my eyes and many other people's) amazing qb

[@reddirtsoldier90]

To me No matter what This is my GOAT!!!! #18

[@CalvinHikes]

What a stud.

[@boredsoimakevideos12]

“We could see his forehead over the crowd” 😂😂😂 1:22

[@bdrlgin]

What a Legendary act! Once again showing what a class act Peyton is. I can't imagine all those phones in my face and people trying to get up closer and closer. He handled every bit like The Sheriff!

[@thephenom5960]

Love You Indy. Great statue.

[@RLB02]

Peyton is the 🐐 , I remember watching him as a little kid , lived in Indiana my whole life and still do

[@Reckless_Pyscho]

One of the greatest players ever to play the game,fav player and I'm not even American...

[@charlesgorman4919]

My favorite quarterback of all time and my favorite football.player growing up.

[@simflix617]

THE GOAT

[@BillyBob-ti2fz]

Mr Doughboy27 at choking

[@mdkfilms2080]

In my eyes he’s better then Brady. Manning had to carry his team all those years and NEVER CHEATED

[@kvngcjgaming5559]

MDK Films no actually he didn’t have to carry those teams lol all his super bowl runs he’s had star wideouts and top 10 Defense bud lol

[@wokehesh]

MDK Films Tom Brady didn’t cheat the coaches ‘cheated’ ( no proof ) so your statement is false ya idiot

[@philmanchan]

Rowdy Jr. XLIX still hurt for you I guess 😂😂. Have fun watching the playoffs without the Seahawks and with the patriots per usual

[@dcollins8718]

MDK Films Didn't Denver D carried him to 50

[@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553]

Rowdy Jr. A lot of think he's the goat

[@wyattmccann7693]

The dude that was crying, that’s exactly how I would have handled it. I can imagine just what he was feeling.

[@rondevuz]

What a class act

[@christopheryang793]

Such an awesome moment to see

[@DuuiEdits]

Peyton you mean so much to us

[@billyphillips7204]

Class act!!! Incredible!

[@joelfarley8654]

And this is why I like Peyton! Class act !

[@karldabroncosfan2628]

imloved it when he was in denever we havent ben the same without his leadeership

[@Simone-YT]

And y'all see why this is the greatest NFL team ever!!!! Go colts!!!! Peyton you will always and forever be a colt!!!!!!

[@marvinstheman88]

Oh man, I'm so mad. I drove 10 hours and got there just in time to take a selfie with the statue and get inside before the game. To realize later that I could've met him up close is maddening. Still grateful to have been there in person.

[@jimmybeech5223]

Thank you peyton manning!!!!! From all of the wins at tennessee (go big orange) and through your career. The greatest quarterback ever

[@ChristopherRMcClain]

He built that house then barely got a chance to play in it. Peyton Williams Manning is forever the GOAT. I still cry every time I watch the press conference to announce he was cut. He donated so much money to the Indianapolis Children's hospital they changed its name to the Peyton Manning children's hospital.

[@wilrobles9824]

Still loved even to thos day.

[@andreisarmiento2527]

As a cowboy fan i think Peyton is one o best QB i ever see he blows my mind with that insane game in 2013

[@lovemypits02]

Just Awesome

[@0680496]

Definition of CLASS.

[@markbelanger9060]

Awesome life this guy lives. Happy he's one of the few that lives it.

[@JSalonsky]

This guy was a football MEGAstar, everything he touched turned to gold, FIVE MVPs, a Super Bowl with TWO different franchises almost 10 years apart.

[@hechogamermx4812]

So cool, I’m not even a colts fans, but it should be the coolest thing to have your teams’ greatest player of all time just being down to earth and giving back to the fans.

[@tylito4764]

LEGEND 🐐

[@Jason-to5cs]

This is the power of football. I love it.

[@theotismanuel5851]

When Peyton retired I retired miss this guy man

[@caprad]

Pure...100%...class...

[@peterpetruzzi]

Lmao dude wearing a tb12 hat in front of the “thank you Peyton” sign.

[@joeyruth5224]

I got to go there for his statue ceremony and the next day I went to the game where he threw one more pass to Reggie

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

Brees, Manning Brady and Rodgers generation brought the qb position to another level.

[@jimmiegladney818]

Dawg super humble told security to get lost. 💪🏿

[@DJReyzor357]

Not a Colts but definitely had nothing but respect for #18 Legendary career 🏆🏆💍💍