<P> Manning was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the first overall pick of the 1998 NFL Draft . He would start as a rookie and go on to play for the Colts for 13 full seasons before being sidelined by a neck injury, which cost him the entire 2011 season . After recovering from the injury, he was released by the Colts and joined the Denver Broncos for whom he played from the 2012 season through the 2015 season . Excluding the year lost to the neck injury, Manning played in 17 NFL seasons . </P> <P> Manning is often referred to as one of the greatest passing quarterbacks of all time . He was named the NFL's most valuable player a record five times (four times as a Colt, once as a Bronco), was named to the Pro Bowl 14 times (a record) and named to the first team All - Pro seven times . As a starter up to the end of 2015 season, he had a career winning percentage of . 702 in the regular season . He holds the NFL record for career touchdown passes and career passing yards, achieved in 2014 and 2015 respectively . </P> <P> The most commonly cited criticism of Manning's professional career is that despite great success and gaudy statistics during the regular season, he did not enjoy similar levels of success in the post-season . His career post-season record as a starter was a more modest 14 - 13, compared to his regular season record through the 2015 season which was 186 - 79 . Manning won two Super Bowls (Super Bowl XLI and Super Bowl 50) and played in two others (Super Bowl XLIV and Super Bowl XLVIII), being named MVP of XLI, while losing XLIV in an upset, and managing just one successful touchdown drive in each of XLVIII and 50 . During the early part of Manning's career, "his record - breaking stats were written off because of the Colts' postseason failures"; conversely he posted poor statistics in the 2015 regular season and Super Bowl 50, which would be his final season, but nonetheless won his second Super Bowl thanks to his team's defense . Manning is also the only quarterback in NFL history to make the Super Bowl four times with four different head coaches (Dungy, Caldwell, Fox, and Kubiak). </P> <P> Despite concerns about his arm strength and mobility, Manning was selected first overall in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts . Although many considered Washington State quarterback Ryan Leaf his rival for the first selection in the draft, and Leaf's quarterback rating was higher, all six experts Sports Illustrated consulted believed that Manning was superior . Five said that they would take him first in the draft; Sid Gillman said of Manning, "this is a pro quarterback". The Colts' scouts initially favored Leaf, but the team's management and coaches were gradually won over by Manning's attitude, particularly as Manning showed up prepared to a scheduled interview meeting with the Colts' staff while Leaf arrived late . Colts general manager Bill Polian who had the final say on the draft selection recalled Manning saying "I'll leave you with this thought . If you take me, I promise you we will win a championship . If you don't, I promise I'll come back and kick your ass ." </P>

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