Peyton Manning played for a football team.
The Denver Broncos are an American football team based in Denver , Colorado . Peyton Manning . Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time , he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons . Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee , leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season .