FIRST WORD

I’LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS THOUGHT: IF YOU TAKE ME, I PROMISE YOU WE WILL WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. IF YOU DON’T, I PROMISE I’LL COME BACK AND KICK YOUR ASS.” Peyton Manning to then- Colts general manager Bill Polian before the 1998 draft, as told by Polian to USA TODAY Sports. The Colts won the Super Bowl after the 2006 season.