Today the Indianapolis Colts formally cut ties with its Hall of Fame QB, Peyton Manning. Ever since Jim Irsay, the owner of the team, and then-GM Bill Polian picked Manning over mega-bust Ryan Leif first overall in the 1998 NFL draft, Manning has arguably been the best QB in the league. I have great respect for Manning and--if he truly is injury-free--I'm sure he still has a few great years of football left in him.
Here is a sample of what Irsay said about Manning:
"This is difficult because of the things Peyton has done for our city,
our state and our franchise," Irsay said. "There will be no other Peyton
Manning."
I am reminded here of how Aristotle
defined virtue in the
Nicomachean Ethics: virtue can be described or it can be taught by witnessing someone characterized by virtue. Peyton Manning shows us the truth of this statement.
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