Hall of Fame quarterback, Peyton Manning played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. The legendary quarterback spent 14 seasons playing for Indianapolis Colts and four seasons with the Denver Broncos. Manning has won Super Bowls as an NFL quarterback for both Indianapolis Colts in 2007 and Denver Broncos in 2016.
Reddit Trolls Peyton Manning’s Dancing Skills
No matter how popular or great you’re at your job, if you’re a celebrity, no one is safe from trolling online. The two-time Super Bowl champion became the butt of the joke when an old video of Manning dancing to “Rocky Top” during a Broncos practice session resurfaced. Peyton Manning’s fans on Reddit did not spare any time in calling him out on his lack of dancing skills.
[Highlight] Peyton Manning dances to ‘Rocky Top’, Tennessee’s fight song, during a Broncos practice
byu/LAZYTOWWWWWN innfl
The 22-second video was posted by a Redditor named LAZYTOWWWWWN on the r/nfl subreddit. The video was captioned “[Highlight] Peyton Manning dances to ‘Rocky Top’, Tennessee’s fight song, during a Broncos practice.” We can see teammates Wes Welker and Britton Colquitt joining Manning in the fun. In no time, the subreddit was flooded with fans mocking the NFL quarterback and his teammates. The comment section was filled with users making fun of Manning.
“There are hundreds of people watching this video and thinking….. “wow, I can dance better than HOF QB Payton Manning.”
and about half of them are right.”
u/MyKidsArentOnReddit
“Making Eli look like the cool one is such hard work”
u/empregocomics
“He dances how I imagine Woody Harrelson dances.”
u/Dorkamundo
“Honestly, this is how’d I imagine Manning would dance.”
u/WyngZero
“What a dork.”
u/ShakeMyHeadSadly
“That first time he tried one of those gummies from the store near the facility”
u/PaltryCharacter
“Peyton Manning’s calling…was not dancing 😂😂”
u/Prestigious_Bit_9351
“Such a dork”
u/JalenHurtsKelce
“I don’t know what’s worse, Peyton dancing to this or trump doing that weird fist pump dance to YMCA.”
u/Dont_ban_me_bro_108
“Insert that gif of Phoebe from Friends screaming “My eyes! My eyes!”
u/ineedamathclass
“He dances like Elaine Benes.”
u/JAYHAZY
“This feels like a war crime”
u/celluloidsandman
“This dude was born old”
u/vin1223
“Getting a Ted Lasso vibe here”
u/Downvoterofall
However, Peyton Manning wasn’t the only one who was trolled for his dance moves, Wes Welker received some “love” from his fans as well.
“Welker still thinks he’s at a rave from 2 nights ago.”
u/ITCM4
“I like Welker getting in there too.”
u/M3Core
“Lol at Welker. Gotta be my fav WR of all time.”
u/Rampant_baconator
Peyton Manning’s NFL Career At a Glance
Manning started his NFL career at the age of 22 in 1998 when he was drafted by Indianapolis Colts. In 2000, Manning threw for 4,413 yards and 33 touchdowns to finish among the NFL’s leading passers. He was awarded the Most Valuable Player’s (MVP) award in 2003 along with Steve McNair of the Tennessee Titans. He had an illustrious career as the Colts’ quarterback and led them to a victory in Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears. He was also named the MVP of the game for completing 25 passes for 247 yards. He won the MVP award again in 2008 and 2009.
To date, he holds the record for the second-highest consecutive regular season starts in NFL history with 208 games. In 2008, Manning joined the Denver Broncos. He won his fifth MVP award while playing Broncos and also defeated his rival, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship. Manning also led the Broncos to a division title and Super Bowl where they defeated Carolina Panthers. It was the Broncos’ first title in 17 years. He finally retired from professional football in March 2016 with a career total of 71,940 passing yards and 539 touchdowns. Manning was inducted into the Pro Hall of Fame in 2021.
