Peyton Manning Capitalizing on the Future Demand for Pizza = Munchies

Peyton Manning is a rich dude.  Not only does he sign very large football contracts (5-years $96 million with the Denver Broncos), but he has been among the biggest corporate endorsers in all of sports for about a decade.  Assuming you are a fan professional football, you have probably seen the corny new commercial for Papa John’s pizza where Manning appears alongside the tweaking CEO and founder John Schnatter.  The two honchos are promising two million free ‘zas to fans with weekly drawings. Now as of a couple of weeks ago, Manning is not only an endorser, but he is also the chain’s newest franchisee – the Broncos’ star quarterback is set to open 21 locations in the Denver area. One angle to look at this is Manning plans to and expects to play for the Broncos for several more years.  Another angle is he simply knows it will be a good business decision even if he wraps it up and moves back home in a year or two. “It’s a smart investment now and will be long after I’m done playing football,” Manning said. Whether he living Colorado, Indiana, Tennessee, or Louisiana after he is done playing football, Manning had the key insight that only the best businesspersons have.  He was able to see the future.  …and that future is the approval of recreational use of Mary Jane in the state of Colorado. Will only 21 new locations in Denver be able to support the bubbling munchies demand? Do not be surprised if Manning takes his business talents to state of Washington in the very near future as well. Follow @PackersTakes