<p>Quarterback Peyton Manning, left, listens as Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay announces that the NFL football team will release quarterback Peyton Manning during a news conference in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)</p>
March 8, 2012
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March 8, 2012 8:15 p.m.
Manning says goodbye to Colts
High-stakes bidding begins for Peyton's next place
INDIANAPOLIS - Sent packing by his only NFL team, one he transformed from afterthought to Super Bowl champion, Peyton Manning said goodbye to the Indianapolis Colts with a shaky voice and tear-filled eyes, then got ready to find a new place to play quarterback.