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3 Denver Broncos Ring of Fame players that could be interim head coach

By Sayre Bedinger

Oct 23, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Former Denver Broncos player Shannon Sharpe (L) talks with the Broncos Director of Football Operations, John Elway (C) and former quarterback Peyton Manning (R) before the game against the New York Jets at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Former Denver Broncos player Shannon Sharpe (L) talks with the Broncos Director of Football Operations, John Elway (C) and former quarterback Peyton Manning (R) before the game against the New York Jets at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /
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Peyton Manning during ESPN’s College GameDay show held outside of Ayres Hall on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. The college football pregame show returned to Knoxville for the second time this season for No. 8 Tennessee’s SEC rivalry game against No. 1 Alabama.Kns Espn Gameday Bp /

2. Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning was enshrined into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame in 2021 and he’s obviously one of the biggest living legends in the game of football, period. Manning is a Hall of Fame quarterback, one of the greatest to ever play the game, and he’s maintained an extremely close relationship with the Denver Broncos in his post-playing days.

Since he retired from playing the game, Denver Broncos fans all over the world have been absolutely begging for Manning to have some sort of official role with the team. Nobody cares if it’s as the offensive coordinator, owner, general manager, assistant general manager, assistant to the regional manager, or the head coach — people just love seeing Manning don the orange and blue.

And for good reason.

Manning is one of the smartest players to ever play the game. While the life of a head coach is extremely grueling work, there’s no question that Manning would arguably be the absolute best in terms of getting a team ready to play. Nobody studies film like this guy. Nobody quite sees the game as well as Manning does from his unique perspective.

To have someone like Peyton Manning coaching an entire roster of players? While the work would be daunting on his part, there’s no question in my mind that he would be great at it. What is this guy not great at?

If the Denver Broncos needed an emergency interim head coach and they’re picking from their list of Ring of Fame players, I think Manning would have to be near the top of the list.

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