Sunday will be his fourth Super Bowl, and quite possibly his last.
Peyton Manning looked relaxed as he arrived at Stanford Stadium in Northern California on Friday for a final practice session ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl game.
The 39-year-old Denver Broncos quarterback kept it casual in a blue fleece and blue denim jeans as he disembarked the team bus.
Prep: Peyton Manning looked relaxed as he arrived at Stanford Stadium on Friday for a final practice session ahead of Sunday's game
No chances were being taken with security at the venue, as heavily armed Sheriff team members made their presence felt.
Manning will be the oldest starting Super Bowl quarterback in history when he takes to the field at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday, just 46 days shy of his 40th birthday.
He has bounced back from injury woes in 2011, when neck surgeries left him struggling to throw properly.
Sun's out guns out: No chances were being taken with security at the venue, as heavily armed SWAT team members made their presence felt
Relaxed: The 39-year-old Denver Broncos quarterback kept it casual in a blue fleece and blue denim jeans
He was forced to miss the entire season with the Indianapolis Colts, who eventually cut him in March 2012.
If the veteran Denver Broncos quarterback manages to mastermind an upset over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday it will be the crowning achievement of a career that once looked to be in terminal decline.
He is chasing a second championship ring on Sunday to book-end the one he collected with the Colts in 2007, but whether he wins or loses on Sunday, he has already assured himself a place in American football's pantheon of greats.
Record-breaker: Manning will be the oldest starting Super Bowl quarterback in history when he takes to the field at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday, just 46 days shy of his 40th birthday
He has bounced back from injury woes in 2011, when neck surgeries left him struggling to throw properly
Ready for action: If the veteran Denver Broncos quarterback manages to mastermind an upset over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday it will be the crowning achievement of a career that once looked to be in terminal decline
Farewell game? He is chasing a second championship ring on Sunday
Many pundits believe it could be Manning's farewell appearance after 18 years in the NFL, which have seen him accumulate more passing yards than any other quarterback.
That speculation intensified after his comment to New England coach Bill Belichick in the AFC title game that it "might be my last rodeo."
Manning has consistently batted away questions about his retirement, insisting that no decision has been made. "I haven't made my mind up and I don't see myself making a decision until after the season," Manning said on Monday.
Getting set: He arrived on the Denver Broncos team bus
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