Manning SI Sportsman of the Year

[ColoradoHAWKEYE]

Certainly a nice deserving honor to a class act. I never realized JUST how good he was on the field until Denver was able to land him...further NOW how much he does off the field. For selfish reasons I'd like to see him get Denver another championship, but even if they come up short, it has been pretty cool to watch him operate and have him leading the Broncos week in and week out.

Now just hoping the SI cover jinx is just a myth! (maybe a reverse jinx/good luck charm with NE losing to Miami on same day).