Peyton Manning and Ray Lewis spent their NFL careers on opposite sides of the line of scrimmage, often bashing helmets and matching wits. But now they’re co-starring in a poignant smash-hit show we could call “The Sunset Boys.”
Within the past three years, the former rivals, each a future first-ballot Hall of Famer, saw their careers end in virtually identical fashion, with the ultimate happy ending.
When Manning helped the Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers in Sunday’s Super Bowl, in what many believe was his final game – there’s some doubt, but I have a thought about that (see below) – the similarities to Lewis’ “last ride” in February 2013 were impossible to miss.