Peyton Manning Net Worth

Peyton Manning’s net worth and salary come from his professional football career and endorsement contracts with DirecTV, Papa Johns Pizza, and Buick Motor Company. In 2012, Manning invested in twelve Papa John’s Pizza restaurants located in Colorado. By 2018, he had sold the restaurants for an undisclosed sum.

Manning has expressed interest in purchasing an ownership stake in the Denver Broncos.

Manning currently resides in Denver in a house valued in excess of $4.5 million.

Who Is Peyton Manning?

Peyton Manning is an American football player and athlete. During his professional career in the National Football League, Manning won two Super Bowl championships (Super Bowls XLI and 50). He was named MVP for five years. Manning also received numerous other awards and holds numerous records.

Manning is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning. His younger brother, Eli Manning, was also a professional quarterback for the New York Giants.

In March 2001, Peyton Manning married Ashley Thompson. The couple now resides in Denver, Colorado. They have two twin children, a son,  Marshall Williams Manning, and a daughter, Mosely Thompson Manning.

What Teams Has Peyton Manning Played For?

Peyton Manning played for his high school team, the Isidore Newman “Greenies” in New Orleans, Louisiana. During the three seasons he started as a quarterback, he led the team to a 34-5 record of wins and losses. During his time at Newman High School, Manning started wearing jersey number 18 in honor of his older brother, Cooper Manning, who was unable to continue playing football due to spinal stenosis.  Manning’s younger brother, Eli, also wore the number 18 jersey when he played for the school. The Isidore Newman School has since retired the number.

Manning was named Gatorade Circle Player of the Year in high school and was heavily recruited by over 60 major university football programs, including Mississippi, Florida State, and Texas.

Manning went to college at the University of Tennessee. As a freshman, he initially was selected as the third-string quarterback. When the leading quarterbacks were injured, Manning was promoted to lead quarterback and held the position for the remainder of his college career. He set the record as the Tennessee Volunteers’ all-time leading passer, with 11,201 yards. He was also gifted academically and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the national honors society for academics.

In 1998, Manning was the first pick in the NFL draft, being taken by the Indianapolis Colts. Manning played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1998 to 2011. In 2011, Manning suffered an injury that required neck surgery and left him out of most of the season. The Colts released him from his contract, and he was picked up by the Denver Broncos.

Manning played for Denver from 2012 until 2015. After leading the team to a victory in Super Bowl 50, Manning retired from professional football.

What Other Work Has Peyton Manning Done?

In 2000, Manning and his father Archie co-wrote a book, Manning: A Father, His Sons, and a Football Legacy. The book recounted the careers of the Manning family up to the year the book was released and explores football from both Peyton and Archie’s experiences.

In 2007, Manning hosted NBC’s late-night comedy show, Saturday Night Live. Manning appeared twice more on SNL. In 2008, he appeared on the 40th-anniversary special. He also appeared on the show’s “Weekend Update” segment in 2022.

Manning, together with his father Archie, and his brothers Cooper and Eli, run a summer camp for students called Manning’s Passing Academy. The purpose of the five-day course is to improve the skills of offensive team players.

What Awards Has Peyton Manning Received?

In 2017, Manning was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. In 2021, Manning was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His jersey number, 16, was retired by the University of Tennessee Volunteers team. The Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos have also retired his jersey number, 18.

In 2017, a statue of Peyton Manning was unveiled outside the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Lucas Oil Stadium is the home field of the Indianapolis Colts. In 2019, Manning was named to the NFL 100-All-Time Team.

What Charitable Work Has Peyton Manning Done?

Soon after his professional football career started, Manning organized the Peyback Foundation. The foundation seeks to assist disadvantaged youth. The Peyback Foundation focuses its efforts in the states of Indiana, Louisiana, Colorado, and Tennessee. Because of his work with the foundation, Manning received the Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual Thirty-Five or Under in 2010. The Beard Award is given annually by the Jefferson Awards Foundation of the American Institute for Public Service.

Both Peyton and his younger brother Eli Manning volunteered for relief work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Manning brothers distributed 15 tons of water, as well as baby formula, diapers, Gatorade, and pillows to the residents of New Orleans.

The St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis renamed its children’s wing to the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in September 2007. Manning and his wife, Ashley, have been donors and have worked closely with the hospital since they arrived in Indianapolis. 

The University of Tennessee awards the Peyton Manning Scholarship to entering freshmen. Manning’s Peyback Foundation has also endowed a scholarship at Georgia Tech in honor of Demaryius Thomas, a teammate of Manning on the Denver Broncos. Manning’s foundation has also endowed scholarships at six historically black colleges.

What is Peyton Manning Doing Now?

The former American football quarterback and his wife currently reside in Denver.

Manning is a committed Christian, and has frequently commented that his priorities are “faith, family, friends and football” in that order.

In 2021, Manning and his brother Eli began hosting a Monday Night Football commentary show on ESPN. Manning is also the host of Peyton’s Places, a documentary show about football, also on ESPN.

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