When Everyone Wanted Peyton Manning
The Lead
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🗓️ 8 July 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Eight years ago, we saw one of the most dramatic free agent decisions in the history of the NFL, when Peyton Manning joined the Denver Broncos. The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala recently spoke to Manning about his wild fortnight of free agency, and discovered some fascinating details about the next-level secrecy from the people (including John Elway and Jim Harbaugh) and the teams that were pursuing him.
Read the oral history of Peyton Manning’s free agency: https://theathletic.com/1874061/2020/06/23/copters-hoodies-and-pbj-oral-history-of-peyton-mannings-free-agency-journey/?source=theleadpodcast
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| 0:00.0 | I wonder how many years ago we saw one of the most dramatic free agencies in NFL history. |
| 0:10.3 | I'll introduce the next quarterback of the Denver Broncos, Peyton Manning. |
| 0:15.3 | I'm very excited to begin the next chapter of my playing career for the Denver Broncos. |
| 0:23.9 | The athletics Nikki Jopfala recently interviewed Peyton Manning about his wild two week run |
| 0:28.8 | as a free agent. |
| 0:30.4 | And she unearthed some fascinating details about how teams were courting the StarCube and |
| 0:35.8 | the next level spy games that were going out with the media. |
| 0:39.2 | They sprint in this dive bar. |
| 0:41.5 | They don't see anybody remotely close to being famous or anything like that. |
| 0:47.2 | So they walk out knowing full well that they just got duped by Peyton Manning. |
| 0:54.1 | From Wondry and The Athletic, I'm under Skeleton. |
| 0:56.8 | And I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 0:58.3 | It's Wednesday, July 8th and this is The Lead. |
| 1:02.9 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:07.0 | There was just something about the emotion and the heart. |
| 1:11.0 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this now. |
| 1:17.0 | This isn't a story where the interview, the athlete, and the home stays with you. |
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| 1:35.8 | Hello, I'm Hannah. |
| 1:37.8 | And I'm Sirete. |
| 1:38.8 | And we are the hosts of A Red Handed, a weekly True Crime Podcast. |
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