Report: Peyton Manning Going To Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow Likely Traded

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Published Mar 19, 2012

Modified Mar 19, 2012

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Last week, the Jets ~~renewed their vows with Mark Sanchez~~lost out on signing future Hall Of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, and today it seems that Manning has made a decision on where he'll play the rest of his career: according to ESPN, Manning will sign with the Denver Broncos. Now Denver is looking to trade ultra-religious young quarterback/meme generator/metaphor Tim Tebow—and according to CBS, they "do not care" what they get for him.

According to MercuryNews, Manning is expected to command a five-year, $90 million contract from the Broncos. Denver beat out the San Francisco 49ers and Tennessee Titans to sign Manning, a four-time MVP. Yahoo's Doug Farrar gave some insight into why Manning ultimately chose Denver: "Manning is a football historian. I have to think allure of potentially bringing a SB trophy back to Denver with Elway's help appealed to him." Finally, Homer Simpson has a reason to be excited about the Broncos:

As for Tebow, SportsGrid believes that Jacksonville is a possible landing spot for him. Tebow of course became the most polarizing figure in the NFL last season when he led the Broncos to the Divisional Round of the playoffs, inspiring think pieces galore along the way. As ESPN's Howard Bryant put it, "Now, we'll see how much the league and the Broncos believe Tim Tebow's season was worth..."