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Peyton Manning Threatened the Colts With 15 Years of Pain if They Didn’t Draft Him

Peyton Manning delivered a stark warning to the Indianapolis Colts leading up to the draft, cautioning the franchise about the consequences of passing on him. He signaled that bypassing his selection would lead to a decade and a half of misery on the field.

The quarterback made it abundantly clear that Indianapolis would suffer through fifteen years of relentless punishment as his opponent if they chose not to bring him onto their roster.