Peyton Manning receives gold jacket

Former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning receives gold jacket.

Former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning will be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the rest of the 2021 class on Sunday.

Manning, a two-time Super Bowl champion, and the rest of the 2021 class received their gold Hall of Fame jackets on Friday.

The class includes Drew Pearson, Charles Woodson, Alan Faneca, Tom Flores, Calvin Johnson, John Lynch, Bill Dunn and Manning.

The 2020 class, the hall’s centennial class, will also be inducted after last year’s induction ceremony was postponed due to COVID-19.

The 2020 class includes Edgerrin James, Manning’s teammate with the Colts, Jimmy Johnson, Cliff Harris, Steve Atwater, Isaac Bruce, Harold Carmichael, Donnie Shell, Steve Hutchinson and Bill Cowher.

The week began Thursday with the Hall of Fame game, the first NFL preseason contest in two years. The Steelers defeated Dallas, 16-3.

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