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Peyton Manning announces retirement from NFL

Peyton Manning put together a nearly perfect NFL career. On Monday, he ended his career with the perfect goodbye press conference.

The legendary quarterback retired from professional football on Monday with an emotional press conference at Broncos headquarters. Manning was joined on the dais by Broncos president Joe Ellis, general manager John Elway and head coach Gary Kubiak, each man speaking of the record-breaking QB with respect and reverence.

When it was Manning's time to speak, he held nothing back in an emotional address. This was clearly not an easy task for the longtime star.