Unparallel Paths to Successjets Rookie, Colts Veteran Out to Make History

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While his little brother engineered a draft-day trade to New York, Peyton Manning always has been viewed as wanting nothing to do with the Big Apple.

Faced with the likelihood of being the No. 1 pick by the Jets in the 1997 draft, Manning instead returned to Tennessee for his senior season. The Colts took Manning with the top pick the next year, and history still is being made as he will start his 208th consecutive game, counting postseason, in the AFC championship game against the Jets today at Lucas Oil Stadium.

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Unparallel Paths to Successjets Rookie, Colts Veteran Out to Make History

The Jets traded down from No. 1 in '97, picking linebacker James Farrior at No. 8, and have searched and searched for a quarterback. Weak-armed Chad Pennington carried them to...

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