SAN FRANCISCO — The Peyton Manning-Cam Newton quarterback generation gap was on graphic display at San Jose airport as the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers arrived on Sunday to begin final preparations for Super Bowl 50.
Manning, the 18-year veteran and future Hall of Famer who may be playing his last game in the Feb. 7 clash at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, wore a conservative blue suit and orange tie representing the Broncos' team colors for the trip.
Newton, the irrepressible, buoyant spirit of the upstart Panthers, rocked a pair of zebra-print trousers and a black leather hoodie as he disembarked the team plane that landed about an hour after Denver's.