Peyton Manning played football.
The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award ( NFL MVP ) is an award given by various entities to the American football player who is considered the most valuable in the National Football League ( NFL ) . Peyton Manning . Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee , leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season . The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award , or Super Bowl MVP , is presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl , the National Football League 's ( NFL ) championship game .