Cam will have arrived when he learns how to lose with grace. I looked up Peyton's rough evening after getting beat in Super Bowl 48 by the Seahawks. Richard Sherman had some things to say about Peyton. From an ESPN ARTICLE:
"We played a great team," Manning said
A lot of pregame focus was on whether Manning would challenge Richard Sherman, the Seahawks' outspoken star cornerback.
Sherman had three tackles and one pass defensed before suffering a high ankle sprain late in the game. Afterward, he told fans on Twitter not to place the blame on the Broncos' quarterback.
Peyton is the Classiest person/player I have ever met! I could learn so much from him! Thank you for being a great Competitor and person
Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) February 3, 2014
There is no reason to bash him on here please Seattle let's just enjoy this one!!!! He is still a Future HOF player
Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) February 3, 2014
Sherman also praised Manning during an interview Monday morning on ESPN's "Mike and Mike."
"When I was limping up to my press conference and trying to make it up the stairs, somebody taps me on the shoulder and extends their hand and asks if I'm all right," Sherman said during the interview. "My eyes try to make it up to see who it is, and it's Peyton ... fully dressed in a suit and obviously very concerned about my well-being.
"You know, after a game like that, biggest stage ever -- to ask how you're doing and really be generally concerned about an opponent, that shows an incredibly different amount of humility and class."
Sherman also explained Monday why he took to Twitter to defend Manning.
"People shouldn't have to write to bash him after the season he had and everything he did ... everything he's accomplished in his career and this year as a football player," Sherman said. "He is a Hall of Fame player, he's a living legend, he's a record-holding quarterback, he's a Super Bowl champion, he's been a Super Bowl MVP.
"I think if you want to criticize his play on the field, that's fine. But don't call some of the things that they were calling him."