Peyton Manning poses for a photo in front of the Eiffel Tower before the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games. James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

Peyton Manning came to the Olympics Opening Ceremony prepared

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated Jul 26, 2024 8:14 PM ET

Peyton Manning is serving as one of the hosts for NBC’s coverage of the Olympics, and the famous quarterback came prepared.

Manning showed off the playcaller’s wristband he was wearing for NBC’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony in Paris on Friday. He was prepared for the broadcast just like he used to be prepared during his playing days.

Peyton Manning came prepared with a playcaller's wristband at the #ParisOlympics Opening Ceremony.

Opening Ceremony on NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/pA4jVAmlhc

— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) July 26, 2024

That looks like a joke, but Manning indisputably had done his homework prior to the broadcast.

The former NFL QB shared information about many of the participating countries as well as the athletes from the United States. He had communicated with many American athletes and was able to mix in some anecdotes on the broadcast based on his text message correspondences with them.

If there was any doubt about how Manning — and to another extent, Tom Brady — would do as announcers, we may have our answer. Combining preparation with personality usually is a good formula for on-air success.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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