First off, congratulations to Peyton Manning for picking up the "Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year" award on Friday. The award is given to the man that best demonstrates community service within the National Football League. Peyton won the award this year in recognition of his work with children and Hurricane Katrina victims.

Manning set up the PeyBack Foundation to help communities around Indianapolis and has worked with a national non-profit group that helps abused and neglected children. In addition, after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August of 2005, he and brother Eli, the Giants quarterback, flew to Louisiana and delivered 30,000 pounds of relief supplies.

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Peyton, as well, sounded off on various topics Friday in Detroit, where he accepted the award. To paraphrase... it's sounding like he's puting the 2005 Season behind him (as he should) and is looking forward to the upcoming season.

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