"The Broncos, who finished 8-8 and won the A.F.C. West last season, pushed for Manning as soon as he was released, and they were the first team to host him for a visit. Manning chose the Broncos over the San Francisco 49ers, who reached the N.F.C. championship game last season, and the Tennessee Titans, who are in the same state where he became a college football icon, after he had eliminated a handful of other suitors.
Despite Denver’s relative success last season, Elway was never sold on Tebow, whose immense personal popularity stemmed in equal parts from his ability to bring back the Broncos in games that appeared lost and the prominence of his Christian faith.
Despite winning seven of the first eight games he started last season, Tebow completed just 46.5 percent of his passes while making many of his biggest plays as a runner. Elway, on the job for little more than a year, wanted a more traditional quarterback, and even occasionally struggled to appear excited as he watched Tebow lead the Broncos to a playoff berth last season.
While the Broncos worked on Manning’s contract Monday, they also began to contemplate what to do with Tebow, who enjoyed tremendous fan support even as his play confounded football analysts. The Broncos will first try to trade him, although that might not be easy. There are teams with desperate quarterback needs, but Tebow’s unorthodox style of play will most likely limit interest."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/sports/football/Peyton-Manning-Denver-Broncos.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120320
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