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Peyton Manning won the Super Bowl, hosted Saturday Night Live, and threw 399 touchdown passes during 14 amazing years as an NFL quarterback.Then he got fired.Indianapolis no longer valued Manning, a four-time winner of the leagues Most Valuable Player award. Get this The Colts cut the most-liked athlete in America.And Im glad they did, Denver Broncos executive John Elway said.The Broncos made the most buzz-worthy signing in the history of NFL free agency during March of 2012. Despite missing a season with a neck injury that threatened to end his brilliant career, Manning was acquired to lead the Broncos back to Super Bowl glory.We dont have a Plan B, Elway declared, as he presented Manning with an orange No. 18 jersey. Were going with Plan A!Even for a quarterback as decorated as Manning, his task in Denver was daunting.