Peyton Manning was a football player.
The 1998 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players . The Indianapolis Colts are an American football team based in Indianapolis . Peyton Williams Manning ( born March 24 , 1976 ) is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) , primarily with the Indianapolis Colts . Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee , leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season .