John Fox Defends Peyton Manning Following Colts Owner Jim Irsay’s Comments

October 15, 2013   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

Denver Broncos head coach John Fox has come to the defense of quarterback Peyton Manning, and he didn't hold back on Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay in the process.
Irsay had some critiques of Manning's time in Indianapolis and decided to make them public in an interview with Jarrett Bell and USA Today, published Tuesday. Fox subsequently sat down with Jim Miller and Pat Kirwan of Moving the Chains on Sirius XM NFL Radio, and gave his thoughts on the matter (via Gray Caldwell of DenverBroncos.com):
I saw the comments, and to be honest with you I thought it was a bit of a cheap shot. To me, in my opinion, they were disappointing and inappropriate. Peyton would never say anything, he's too classy to do that, but they sounded a little ungrateful and unappreciative to me, for a guy that's set a standard, won a Super Bowl, won division titles, won four MVP awards. I'd be thankful of that one Super Bowl ring, because a lot of people don't have one.
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