Quarterback Manning to Announce Retirement, Report Says

(Reuters) - Quarterback great Peyton Manning is expected to announce his retirement within a week, the Denver Post reported on Saturday.

The newspaper reported that after meeting recently with Denver Broncos general manager John Elway, "Manning is certain" the time has come to call it a day.

Manning helped the Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl earlier this month.

The victory was his second National Football League championship in a storied career in which he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player five times in 17 seasons, 13 with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Broncos.

Manning, who turns 40 on March 24, said after the game that he would contemplate his…